Experts say the country's sovereign wealth fund is only focussed on investments with high returns. Bankers and politicians touting their countries’ wares have to work hard to get the attention of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, such is the range of its interests, from banks to cars to soccer clubs, and its exacting requirement for returns.
With estimated assets of about $200 billion, and more than a dozen potential deals on its radar every week, the state-run firm has no time for less than compelling investment opportunities and hopes to make more than 17 per cent on its book this year, according to one banker close to the fund...............................................Full Article: Source
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