Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund seeks $10bn margin loan
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is planning to borrow about $10 billion by pledging some of its stakes in SoftBank…
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Saudi Arabia Acquires Shares Worth $7.7 Billion in World’s Major Companies
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has gone bargain hunting during the current economic turmoil, snapping up about $7.7 billion worth…
Turkey to add $3bn to state banks’ capital over virus
Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund will inject 21bn liras ($3bn) into three state lenders to strengthen their capital positions and minimise…
Qatar Wealth Fund seeks $7.6 billion loan backed by stock
Qatar’s sovereign fund is borrowing around 7 billion euros ($7.6 billion) against its stock holdings, as the top liquefied natural…
Saudi Arabia wealth fund builds team to hunt for global bargains
Saudi Arabia’s $320bn sovereign wealth fund has reassigned some staff to finding quick trading wins in global markets battered by…
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund Acquires $500 Million Stake in Live Nation
The Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund, recently purchased a large stake in Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s largest…
UN, European Union warn Israel against West Bank annexation
The United Nations, the European Union and several European states, including the United Kingdom, Germany and France, have warned Israel…
Turkey wealth fund to get takeover powers in battle against coronavirus
Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund will be given special powers to buy stakes in companies under steps proposed by the government.…
How COVID-19 is Affecting the World’s Sovereign Wealth Funds
Global sovereign wealth funds have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 virus. Several sovereign wealth funds have seen a dramatic…
Gulf sovereigns likely to tap bond market amidst global recession
The virtual 2020 Spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group is happening this week. On account…
Kuwait’s Wealth Fund on Standby as Oil Price, Virus Hit Finances
Kuwait’s government has discussed the possibility of turning to the sovereign wealth fund for a loan should the oil-price slump…
Sovereigns under threat by COVID-19 and oil price shock – Fitch
Sovereign credit fundamentals and ratings already under pressure from the coronavirus outbreak may be further hit by the oil price…