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Reframing QIA: global returns, domestic capability

2nd February, 2026

For most of its first two decades, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) looked like a classical mega-sovereign wealth fund: global diversification, long-duration ownership and selective strategic stakes, with the main question being what to own and where.

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QIA and Goldman deepen ties with US$25bn target as Gulf sovereigns “platform” private markets

22nd January, 2026

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management have signed a memorandum of understanding that sets a target of up to US$25 billion for QIA to invest in Goldman-managed vehicles and co-investments, while Goldman plans to meaningfully expand its headcount in Doha and position the office as a regional hub for asset management.

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Treasury moves to calm sovereign wealth fund tax fears - but questions remain

19th January, 2026

When concerns began to circulate late last year that the Trump administration was preparing to upend the tax treatment of SWFs, the reaction  saw lawyers issue alerts, investors reviewing strategies and fund managers fielded anxious calls.

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xAI’s $20bn round draws sovereign capital deeper into the AI stack

8th January, 2026

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has raised US$20 billion in an upsized Series E funding round, underscoring how state-owned investors are increasingly treating AI not as a single venture bet, but as a strategic asset class spanning models, data and the physical infrastructure that runs them.

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QIA and Brookfield Push Sovereign Capital Deeper Into AI Infrastructure

10th December, 2025

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has joined the front rank of investors shaping where the next wave of artificial intelligence will physically live.

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Paramount’s Warner Bid Shows How Gulf Funds Now Back US Media Deals At Arm’s Length

9th December, 2025

Paramount Skydance’s hostile offer for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is an example of how Gulf sovereign wealth capital is being used in politically sensitive US sectors as funding partners without formal influence.

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ADIA’s Ooredoo Selldown Highlights Changing Ties in Gulf Capital Markets

20th November, 2025

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is selling half of its 10% stake in Ooredoo, the Qatari telecoms group, in a secondary share sale that could raise up to US$572 million.

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QIA–ORIX’s Japan fund is the tip of a bigger shift in how sovereigns build platforms

12th November, 2025

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and ORIX have launched a Japan-only buyout vehicle, OQCI Fund LP, at the yen-equivalent of US$2.5 billion.

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Selling Egypt by the Pound: Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Swap Bailouts for Beaches and Gas

6th November, 2025

By any measure, Egypt in 2025 is still navigating a fragile recovery. It has been left structurally dependent on external support following a decade of repeated currency crises, surging external debt, inflation shocks, and fallout from the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

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Qatar's LatAm Play: QIA Invests in Colombian Renewables Leader

14th October, 2025

Qatar Investment Authority’s additional US$535 million into ISAGEN, lifting its stake to roughly 15% alongside Brookfield Renewable Partners’ plan to rise to about 38% - fits a clear pattern.

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What SWF leaders are saying about the world economy

8th October, 2025

Across the biggest sovereign wealth funds, leaders have reached a common view of 2025: the world is at the beginning of a long period of uncertainty in which debt, deglobalization and geopolitics keep volatility elevated, while technology - especially AI - creates durable pockets of growth.

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Thames Water’s cliff-edge is a stress test for UK regulated infrastructure

3rd September, 2025

Thames Water’s slow-motion crisis has become the Rorschach test for how attractive - or not - UK regulated infrastructure is to sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and public pension funds (PPFs).

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