صناديق الثروة السيادية – المؤسسات الاستثمارية في دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي

Executive Summary

The countries in the GCC region, house some of the largest SWFs in the world. Driven by oil trade and higher realizations during periods of elevated oil price led to the development of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) in the GCC. Prominent among them are Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). According to a June 2019 ranking published by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI), the largest fund in the GCC is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). Founded in 1976, it manages the third-largest amount of assets in the world, behind only Norway Government Pension Fund and China Investment Corporation. In total, six of the top-20 SWFs in the world are from the GCC.

The proposed transfer of Saudi Aramco ownership to Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia could catapult PIF as the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world. It is widely expected that the 5 percent stake sale of Aramco would yield USD 100bn, which would value the firm at USD 2tn. This along with the current fund value of about USD 320bn would easily dwarf other SWFs in asset size.

SWFs in oil exporting economies, were initially set up as a reserve fund to channel surplus oil revenues into the national economic development. Over the years, mandate of the SWFs has expanded and now includes a diverse array of activities across geographies. Economic stabilization role of SWFs came into prominence when oil prices collapsed to USD 10 per barrel in 1990s and economies stagnated. Similarly, post the gulf war, Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) was instrumental in rebuilding the country’s economy. During the global financial crisis of 2008, KIA invested USD 3bn in Citi group, which it sold in Dec 2009 for USD 4.1bn making a profit of USD 1.1bn.

Table of Content

1. Executive Summary
2. Global Sovereign Wealth Funds
3. Profile of GCC Sovereign Wealth Funds
4. Market Presence in GCC countries
5. GCC SWF Investment Strategies
6. Investment Process in GCC SWFs
7. SWF Asset Size Estimation
8. Key Trends in the GCC SWFs
9. السياسة Recommendation to tap Institutional Investors

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