[Nikkei Asia] Qatar sovereign fund has ‘very high targets’ in Japan

[Nikkei Asia] 至2021年起，卡塔爾投資局在日本所投放的投資金額比以往多出兩倍。

Qatar Investment Authority sees Japan as a “key market” and continues to seek new opportunities there, the head of Asia-Pacific investments for the fund told Nikkei. QIA “has more than doubled its investments in Japan” since 2021, when it opened a Singapore office as a base for expanding in Asia, Abdulla Ali al-Kuwari said in an interview. Established in 2005, QIA has become one of the leading Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds. It does not disclose its size but is estimated to manage over $500 billion in assets. It made few moves in Japan until around 2020, but quickened its pace from the following year.Kuwari has further stated that they saw the potential in the manufacturing and real estate markets in Japan which already has a dedicated team for the expanding market there and that they have spent and will be spending a lot of time in the country.

Retrieved from: [Nikkei Asia][Akira Yamashita, June 5, 2024]  Qatar sovereign fund has ‘very high targets’ in Japan

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