7th October, 2026
Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna have agreed a US$150 million joint investment fund, six months after signing Heads of Terms that left the size and structure open. The vehicle is expected to be established at the Astana International Financial Centre by the end of 2026 and will be owned equally, implying a US$75 million commitment from each side.
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2nd October, 2026
The 2026 MENA Playbook released today by Global SWF highlights the state of play of Middle Eastern Sovereign Investors as at the end of the third quarter of 2026.
24th September, 2026
The conflict is raising the value of infrastructural resilience, spare capacity and regional connectivity, bringing economic security further into Gulf sovereign investment decisions.
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2nd September, 2026
Two supertankers carrying a combined 4 million barrels of Saudi crude were struck by unidentified projectiles while leaving the Strait of Hormuz on September 1, reinforcing the prospect of prolonged disruption six months into the Iran war.
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9th June, 2026
This week could be historical for financial markets as SpaceX kicks off a series of “Giga-IPOs”, with valuations of US$ 1 trillion or more, and with unprecedented fundraising targets. Elon Musk’s conglomerate, which includes X (formerly Twitter) and xAI is currently the most valuable private company in the world at US$ 1 trillion and is targeting a value of US$ 1.75 trillion when it gets listed on June 12 on Nasdaq.
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5th June, 2026
Three months into the Iran war, the Gulf is no longer in the first shock phase, but it is not back to normal. Energy flows have partly adapted, sovereign funding markets remain open, and the largest Gulf SWFs are still deploying capital.
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27th May, 2026
A SpaceX IPO would set a public reference price for Gulf state-capital positions in Elon Musk’s companies, as well as shine a light on Gulf ambitions in AI.
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19th May, 2026
Oman Investment Authority’s 2025 results vindicate the country’s post-2020 sovereign structure with reported OMR2.9 billion (US$7.5 billion) in profit, assets of around OMR23 billion (US$59.7 billion) and a 14.6% annual return. This brought its annualised return over the past five years to 10.39% - the third-best performance among sovereign wealth funds, according to Global SWF data.
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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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