UP News: In Singapore, CM Yogi Holds Detailed Talks with GIC on Long-Term Investments

Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister met with Lim Chow Kiat of GIC in Singapore to discuss long-term investments across logistics, renewable energy, data centres and urban development. The state highlighted policy stability, governance, a large consumer base, and expanding infrastructure as key strengths to attract global capital.

In a significant push to position Uttar Pradesh as a global investment destination, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a high-level meeting in Singapore with Lim Chow Kiat, Chief Executive Officer of leading sovereign wealth fund GIC (Government of Singapore Investment Corporation), and his team. The discussions focused on exploring long-term investment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister invited GIC to explore strategic, long-term investments in the state. He highlighted Uttar Pradesh's policy stability, good governance, strong law and order framework, vast consumer base of over 250 million people, and rapidly expanding infrastructure as key strengths. He noted that Uttar Pradesh is among the fastest-growing state economies in India and that the government is committed to providing a secure, transparent, and investor-friendly environment.

The two sides held detailed discussions on potential collaboration across multiple sectors. These included the development of logistics and warehousing infrastructure along industrial corridors, renewable energy and energy storage projects, data centers and digital infrastructure, commercial real estate and integrated townships in emerging urban hubs, fintech and digital platforms aligned with the MSME ecosystem, and skill development initiatives to support future-ready industries.

The Chief Minister emphasized that the state government is committed to transforming Uttar Pradesh into a "future-ready" industrial and economic hub. Rapid progress is being made in expanding expressway networks, developing multimodal logistics parks, operationalizing the Defense Corridor, setting up data center parks, and building new industrial cities-creating stable and profitable opportunities for long-term investors.

GIC, one of the world's leading long-term sovereign wealth investment institutions, maintains a strong investment presence in India across infrastructure, real estate, fintech, and digital platform sectors. The meeting is being viewed as a key step toward attracting greater global capital flows into Uttar Pradesh. As part of the state's broader investment outreach efforts, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is currently on an official visit to Europe.