5th December, 2024
Franco-Saudi relations have been bolstered by the signing of a US$10 billion MoU between France’s state-owned investor Bpifrance and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).
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25th November, 2024
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) saw its allocation to US listed equities rise 29.5% q-o-q to US$26.7 billion with the number of positions rising 42% to 51.
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7th November, 2024
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is making a strong bid on developed Asian economies with a slew of deals with Japanese banks and an agreement to anchor a fund to support Hong Kong’s business community.
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4th November, 2024
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is taking a majority stake of the Middle East’s biggest broadcaster, which was originally nabbed by the government in the palace purge that was staged exactly seven years ago today.
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31st October, 2024
As Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) reduces its relative allocation to foreign assets from 30% (in 2020) to 21% (today), it is looking to partnerships with top asset managers to channel capital into the Kingdom’s economy in the mission to realize the Vision 2030 economic diversification objectives.
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15th October, 2024
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has spent US$5.2 billion – or 61% - of the US$8.5 billion it raised in green bonds it raised in 2022-23, which is a sharp increase from US$1.3 billion in June 2023.
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10th October, 2024
The bid for 10% of DAZN by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is stirring debate over the blurring of lines between ownership of sports media and football clubs, but it is just one in a string of sports-related investments that combine promoting the Saudi brand with the strategic economic development of Vision 2030 and the focus of every investor: adding value and generating returns.
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17th September, 2024
Despite persistent economic problems, Egypt is a top investment destination for Gulf sovereign wealth funds that are not only mindful of its long-term potential as an emerging market but also its strategic position in soft power rivalry over the MENA region.
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3rd September, 2024
With its cash resources squeezed by profligate investments ranging from gigaprojects to sports, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is set to tap debt markets for a fourth time this year.
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29th August, 2024
Cairo has shaken up The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE) as it seeks to re-energise a flagging privatization program.
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28th August, 2024
Public pension funds from Australia, Canada and the Netherlands have swung their support behind the EUR2.1 billion capital-raising by euNetworks amid surging appetite for digital infrastructure among state-owned investors.
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19th August, 2024
Vision 2030 is an overriding mission of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which has drained cash reserves and drawn on its global portfolio to bolster the Kingdom’s economic diversification program, but the fund continues its path towards US$1 trillion in 2025 and US$2 trillion by the end of the decade.
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