| Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is undergoing its biggest overhaul since 2014, grouping $100bn of investments in local companies into a new unit and abandoning the Qatar Holding name synonymous with its highest-profile deals. About $100bn of the Qatar Investment Authority’s stakes in companies such as Qatar Airways and Qatar National Bank will be placed into a new internal division named Qatar Investments, they said.
The fund is seeking to bring greater oversight by having a single person in charge, the sources said. The Qatar Holding name, under which the state gained an international profile after investing in companies ranging from Glencore to Barclays, will now be replaced by the QIA name on international investments, according to the sources...............................................Full Article: Source |