30th April, 2026
Two months after the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran, Gulf SWFs are acting according to mandate rather than market sentiment.
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29th April, 2026
Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna and the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) signed Heads of Terms in this month covering industry, healthcare, energy, consumer, logistics and mining, but with no disclosed capital size and no fixed vehicle yet.
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7th April, 2026
The reported PIF talks over a possible US$5 billion SpaceX IPO investment and the reported US$24 billion of Gulf sovereign backing for Paramount Skydance’s Warner deal show that Gulf sovereign wealth funds are becoming crucial repeat providers of large minority capital to Western billionaire-led platforms.
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4th March, 2026
Escalating tensions involving Iran and the security of the Strait of Hormuz have revived questions about how Gulf sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) will react to this major regional geopolitical crisis.
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30th December, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, Global SWF’s most-read analysis reveals a clear pattern: audiences were far less interested in short-term returns or league tables, and far more engaged by how sovereign capital is being organised, governed, and deployed. Across Abu Dhabi, the Gulf, Asia, and beyond, the most-popular themes among our readers shared a common thread: power, structure, intent, and institutional design.
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25th November, 2025
When Brookfield Asset Management unveiled a new US$100 billion programme to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure last week, one name in the press release signalled how far the balance of power in AI has shifted: the Kuwait Investment Authority.
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1st November, 2025
In 2020, Oman merged SGRF and OIF into a single fund, OIA, which has grown significantly and helped with the reduction of Oman’s debt levels since then. We were delighted to speak with Ms. Samra Al Harthy, the Fund’s Chief Economist and a Board member of the MSX, about OIA’s current setup and future plans.
4th September, 2025
Oman’s Investment Authority is stitching together a network of bilateral deals that look outward but point home, leveraging the sovereign wealth fund for Oman’s goal to develop its economic and geopolitical heft.
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10th July, 2025
Oman’s long-term economic vision took a bold leap forward yesterday as the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and Hong Kong-based asset manager Templewater launched the Sultanate’s first dedicated Energy Transition Fund.
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23rd June, 2025
OIA posted a knockout profit of OMR1.6 billion (US$4.2 billion) and boosted its total assets above OMR20 billion (US$52 billion) in 2024, but behind the impressive figures OIA is quietly pursuing a bold new strategy: think locally, deal globally, and make every rial count for Oman’s future.
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7th May, 2025
Oman’s sovereign wealth fund inked a US$300 million joint fund with Algeria this week, marking the latest move in a sweeping strategy that’s turning the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) into an active, globally networked sovereign investors that is punching above its weight.
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28th April, 2025
Kuwait is converting its US$4 billion in deposits at Egypt's Central Bank into direct investments, following Gulf peers in significantly ramping up economic stakes in Egypt
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