Qatar Investment Authority strengthens ties with China
Mideast sovereign wealth funds have invested $7 billion in China over past year, five times the amount as in the previous 12 months
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Qatar and China are strengthening investment ties amid U.S. warnings to its Gulf allies about getting too close to Beijing.
Most recently, the Qatar Investment Authority agreed to buy a 10% stake in ChinaAMC, the country’s second-largest mutual fund, from Hong Kong-based Primavera Capital, Reuters reports.
China has become one of the major importers of liquefied natural gas from Qatar, the No. 3 exporter of LNG.
Middle East sovereign wealth funds have invested $7 billion in China since June last year, five times the amount seen during the previous 12 months, according to industry data provider Global SWF.