Company Insights Qatar Investment Authority Banking & Finance Qatar Investment Authority News Real Estate ADQ’s Egypt project lights fire under region’s real estate The $35 billion investment by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ in Egypt’s tourism sector appears to have spurred a jump in real estate transactions on the country’s Mediterranean coast. In February ADQ unveiled its plan to build Egypt’s “largest new city” in Ras El-Hekma, and develop the coastal region into a Mediterranean vacation […] September 2, 2024 Analysis Mining Rare earth elements: a complex issue that’s vital to net zero Used in everything from car batteries and fridges to iPhones and elevators, rare earth elements are an ever-present – but rarely noticed – part of daily lives. They are also now central to the global energy transition, and their importance to Gulf states was highlighted this week by a $180 million investment by Qatar. The […] August 12, 2024 Finance UAE and Qatari funds buy into India’s Adani $1bn share sale Sovereign wealth funds from the UAE and Qatar have invested in Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s first share sale following US short-seller Hindenburg Research’s alleged fraud report last year. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Qatar Investment Authority have invested in Adani Energy Solutions’ qualified institutional placement, which raised up to $1 billion, Reuters reported citing informed sources. […] July 31, 2024 Analysis Real Estate Canary Wharf’s evolution is a nod to QIA change of strategy The futuristic designs for the former HSBC Holdings headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf may provide a glimpse into the strategy in recent years of one of its major shareholders – the Qatar Investment Authority. Reportedly a casualty of the Covid pandemic and subsequent shift to remote working, 8 Canada Square is to be turned into […] July 26, 2024 Finance ADIA among funds investing $60bn in Indian stocks Two sovereign wealth funds from the GCC and one from Singapore have invested a total of Rs5 trillion ($60 billion) in the Indian stock markets and startups as of March 31, 2024, a news report said. These investors include Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Kuwait Investment Authority and GIC Holdings Pte, Mint, an Indian financial newspaper, […] July 9, 2024 Economy Saudi PIF is top global investor in first half of 2024 Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund was the highest-spending state-owned investor in the first half of 2024, while three Abu Dhabi institutions were also in the top five. The PIF owns stakes in various domestic companies including Saudi Aramco, Saudi Telecom Co and Saudi National Bank and is spearheading the kingdom’s giga-project development programme. It invested […] July 2, 2024 Opinion Finance A Labour government should not frighten the horses The UK general election is likely to mean changes, but Gulf citizens need not be too worried May 27, 2024 Economy Qatar’s gas expansion plans to drive budget surplus until 2030 Qatar is expected to retain budget surpluses until 2030, driven by an increase in gas production at the North Field Expansion (NFE) project, Fitch Ratings has said. The budget surplus is forecast at 8.6 percent of GDP in 2024, compared to 9.3 percent percent in 2023, the rating agency said in a report. “Oil and […] March 21, 2024 Banking & Finance Gulf wealth funds put investing in US well ahead of China Most sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf remain heavily invested in the US, while China represents a much smaller part of their portfolios, data from the consultancy Global SWF shows. The data also shows that the portfolios of Gulf sovereign wealth funds vary widely in terms of their geographical distribution. This is partly a result […] March 8, 2024 Tourism Saudi and Qatari funds bid for new Egyptian project Consortiums backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Qatar Investment Authority are among several Gulf bidders seeking to develop land in the Ras Ghamila area in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, a local Egyptian media outlet reported. The winning consortium will be announced within two months after evaluating the submitted offers, Daily News Egypt reported, citing […] February 27, 2024 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 5 6 7 … 12 Next
Real Estate ADQ’s Egypt project lights fire under region’s real estate The $35 billion investment by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ in Egypt’s tourism sector appears to have spurred a jump in real estate transactions on the country’s Mediterranean coast. In February ADQ unveiled its plan to build Egypt’s “largest new city” in Ras El-Hekma, and develop the coastal region into a Mediterranean vacation […] September 2, 2024
Analysis Mining Rare earth elements: a complex issue that’s vital to net zero Used in everything from car batteries and fridges to iPhones and elevators, rare earth elements are an ever-present – but rarely noticed – part of daily lives. They are also now central to the global energy transition, and their importance to Gulf states was highlighted this week by a $180 million investment by Qatar. The […] August 12, 2024
Finance UAE and Qatari funds buy into India’s Adani $1bn share sale Sovereign wealth funds from the UAE and Qatar have invested in Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s first share sale following US short-seller Hindenburg Research’s alleged fraud report last year. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Qatar Investment Authority have invested in Adani Energy Solutions’ qualified institutional placement, which raised up to $1 billion, Reuters reported citing informed sources. […] July 31, 2024
Analysis Real Estate Canary Wharf’s evolution is a nod to QIA change of strategy The futuristic designs for the former HSBC Holdings headquarters in London’s Canary Wharf may provide a glimpse into the strategy in recent years of one of its major shareholders – the Qatar Investment Authority. Reportedly a casualty of the Covid pandemic and subsequent shift to remote working, 8 Canada Square is to be turned into […] July 26, 2024
Finance ADIA among funds investing $60bn in Indian stocks Two sovereign wealth funds from the GCC and one from Singapore have invested a total of Rs5 trillion ($60 billion) in the Indian stock markets and startups as of March 31, 2024, a news report said. These investors include Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Kuwait Investment Authority and GIC Holdings Pte, Mint, an Indian financial newspaper, […] July 9, 2024
Economy Saudi PIF is top global investor in first half of 2024 Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund was the highest-spending state-owned investor in the first half of 2024, while three Abu Dhabi institutions were also in the top five. The PIF owns stakes in various domestic companies including Saudi Aramco, Saudi Telecom Co and Saudi National Bank and is spearheading the kingdom’s giga-project development programme. It invested […] July 2, 2024
Opinion Finance A Labour government should not frighten the horses The UK general election is likely to mean changes, but Gulf citizens need not be too worried May 27, 2024
Economy Qatar’s gas expansion plans to drive budget surplus until 2030 Qatar is expected to retain budget surpluses until 2030, driven by an increase in gas production at the North Field Expansion (NFE) project, Fitch Ratings has said. The budget surplus is forecast at 8.6 percent of GDP in 2024, compared to 9.3 percent percent in 2023, the rating agency said in a report. “Oil and […] March 21, 2024
Banking & Finance Gulf wealth funds put investing in US well ahead of China Most sovereign wealth funds in the Gulf remain heavily invested in the US, while China represents a much smaller part of their portfolios, data from the consultancy Global SWF shows. The data also shows that the portfolios of Gulf sovereign wealth funds vary widely in terms of their geographical distribution. This is partly a result […] March 8, 2024
Tourism Saudi and Qatari funds bid for new Egyptian project Consortiums backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Qatar Investment Authority are among several Gulf bidders seeking to develop land in the Ras Ghamila area in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, a local Egyptian media outlet reported. The winning consortium will be announced within two months after evaluating the submitted offers, Daily News Egypt reported, citing […] February 27, 2024
