| 08.06.2009 - Barclays and the Gulf |
| From U.tv: The rapid growth in the wealth, power and influence of states such as Qatar and nearby Abu Dhabi may have been jolted by the crunch, but they can still move world stock markets. The sale by Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi of a chunk of Barclays shares last week destabilised the bank, sent the FTSE reeling, and set off a torrent of speculation about whether the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which also holds a hefty slice of Barclays, would follow suit.......Full Article: Source |