2nd April, 2024
The Gulf region’s sovereign wealth funds have pursued very different strategies towards the rise of electric vehicles.
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27th February, 2024
The UAE is set to funnel US$35 billion into the Egyptian economy with infrastructure-oriented sovereign fund ADQ set to lead the capital injection by a consortium of investors, which could move the North African country from life support to economic resurrection.
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16th January, 2024
The Red Sea region is at significant risk of conflict escalation amid Houthi attacks on ships and retaliation by the US, UK and their partners in Operation Prosperity Guardian to protect global supply chains - and this puts Gulf sovereign wealth funds' investments in the region at increasing risk as conflict escalates.
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9th January, 2024
The Oman Investment Authority (OIA) is reportedly in negotiations with the Egyptian government to acquire a majority stake in the Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank) as it heads for an IPO.
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2nd January, 2024
Lunate Capital, a multi-asset class investment manager created by Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ and seeded with US$50 billion, started operations on New Year’s Day with a 50-strong team and far-sighted ambitions.
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29th December, 2023
This year saw Global SWF publish 250 daily articles on the latest developments in the sovereign wealth universe at a time of rising geopolitical tensions, economic slowdown and high inflation.
27th December, 2023
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth ADQ is backing a US$3 billion investment of the Emirate’s Department of Finance into Chinese electric vehicle producer NIO, which is among the world’s top five EV producers.
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15th December, 2023
On Monday, January 1, 2024, we will be releasing the industry’s most timely, rigorous, and insightful account of the activity and trends of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Public Pension Funds during 2023. The report is titled “State-Owned Investors Powering Through Crises” and includes the following sections:
27th November, 2023
Just a month before the Hamas attacks of October 7th, the UAE marked the third anniversary of its normalization of ties with Israel – now geopolitical risk is creating obstacles to developing bilateral economic relations.
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2nd November, 2023
The parlous state of the Egyptian economy has provided major investment opportunities for the patient capital of Arabian Gulf funds seeking cheap assets – as well as closer geopolitical alliances with North Africa’s most populous and resource-rich country.
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23rd October, 2023
Abu Dhabi Inc. is an ever-changing landscape, and its various Sovereign Wealth Funds are making strides both at home and overseas. One of them is ADQ, formerly known as Abu Dhabi Development Holding, which contributes to about 22% of the emirate’s non-oil GDP.
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20th October, 2023
Abu Dhabi’s infra-heavy sovereign wealth fund ADQ continues to pursue a policy of consolidation of portfolio companies into large conglomerates ahead of listing, with pharmaceuticals next in line for the rapid restructuring process – following the same path as PureHealth which in August grouped together the emirate’s heathcare interests.
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