| Qatar’s outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flow surged to a huge $8.02bn last year, accounting for 14 percent of the country’s gross fixed capital formation or GFCF compared to 3.4 percent a year ago.
SWFs are also expanding their investment in real estate markets in developed countries. For example, in early 2014, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Singapore’s GIC purchased an office building in New York for $1.3bn, and China’s CIC spent £800m for an office area in London. In December 2013, GIC and Kuwait’s government real estate company bought office buildings in London for £1.7bn...............................................Full Article: Source
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