Merz reports €230 billion in investment plans after Berlin summit

Participants at the Invest in Germany summit announced plans to invest around €230 billion in Germany, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after the gathering in Berlin.

Merz cited Amazon as an example, saying it planned to put €16 billion into projects in Germany. He also named NVIDIA, RWE, Blackstone, Microsoft and Sanofi.

The two-day summit brought together around 200 executives from major companies and investment funds. The total announced by Merz refers to participants' investment plans.