Arab Sovereign Wealth Funds Rise to $2.98 trillion

  • Arab Countries
  • 5 September 2018
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The assets value of all Arab sovereign wealth funds rose by 1 percent or $30 billion in August 2018, accounting for $2.98 trillion compared to $2.95 trillion in June 2017.
According to the poll conducted by the agency "Anatolia" based on the assets of Arab sovereign wealth funds listed in the report (SWF Institute), which specializes in studying the investments of Governments and sovereign funds around the world, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) ranked first in the Arab sovereign wealth funds and third in the world with a total assets’ value estimated at US $683 billion.
Kuwait Fund (KIA) ranked in the second position in the Arab world and fourth in the world with a total foreign assets’ value at $592 billion. Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) ranked third in the Arab region and fifth internationally, with a total foreign assets’ value at US $ 515.6 billion. Finally, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) ranked 10th in the world with a total assets’ value at $320 billion.

Source: (Al Arabiya.net, Edited)

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