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Abu Dhabi Royal To Invest In Banker Rajeev Misra's New $6.8 Billion Vehicle
As Gulf oil wealth flows to all corners of the globe - backing mega mergers, propping up economies and upending the world of sport - moves by a key member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family have positioned him as one of world's most influential dealmakers.
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A $600 Billion Wealth Fund Is Caught In A Political Power Struggle
A $600 billion sovereign wealth fund is caught in the crosshairs of a political power struggle that's roiling one of the world's richest countries.
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Middle East's $2 Trillion Wealth Could Be Gone by 2034, Says IMF
The Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf face a budget reckoning and risk squandering their $2 trillion in financial wealth within 15 years as oil demand nears peak levels, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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Mukesh Ambani Calls for Movement Against 'Data Colonisation'
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said that Indian data must be "owned and controlled" by Indians.
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World's Biggest Wealth Fund Hits $1 Trillion Value For First Time
Established in the 1990s, the fund set the record thanks to the appreciation of the world's major currencies against the dollar and a good stock market health.
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The Victor, The Spoils? Donald Trump Eyes Afghanistan's Elusive Mineral Riches
US President Donald Trump is eyeing Afghanistan's mineral wealth to help pay for a 16-year war and reconstruction efforts that have already cost $117 billion. Investors who have studied the country, one of the world's most dangerous, say that is a pipe dream
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Persian Gulf Crisis Over Qatar, Which Has Just 300,000 Citizens, Explained
Qatar, with just over 300,000 citizens, has played an outsize role on the world stage because of its great wealth of oil and natural gas.
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The Tiny Gulf Country With A $335 Billion Global Empire
Qatar is regaining its appetite for deals. In the past two months alone, the world's richest country per capita invested in Turkey's biggest poultry producer, Russian oil giant Rosneft, and U.K. gas company National Grid.
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Bongo Aims To Extend 50-Year Family Rule In Gabon Election
Gabon voted on Saturday amid discontent over its failure to raise living standards despite oil wealth, in a poll posing the biggest challenge yet to President Ali Bongo, whose family has dominated the central African nation for half a century.
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India Home to 1.98 Lakh Millionaires: World Wealth Report 2015
India has become home to 11th largest population of millionaires with 1.98 lakh such high networth individuals, as falling oil prices and "constructive" election results helped the country post the biggest gains in terms of their number and total wealth during 2014.
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Dozens Killed in Attack on Islamic State in Libya: Agency
Dozens of fighters from the Islamic State group were killed in Libya Saturday as militiamen sought to dislodge them from a neighbourhood in the eastern city of Derna, Libyan news agency Lana reported.
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What does US know about Vladimir Putin's oil wealth?
The most startling part of Washington's sanctions on Russian businessmen loyal to President Vladimir Putin may be a single sentence that contains an explosive allegation: that Putin himself profits from the world's No. 4 oil trading company, Gunvor.
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All Norwegians become crown millionaires, in oil saving landmark
Everyone in Norway became a theoretical crown millionaire on Wednesday in a milestone for the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund that has ballooned thanks to high oil and gas prices.
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Saudis take to Twitter to demand better pay
Despite their country boasting the world's greatest oil wealth, many Saudis complain their salaries are not enough to make ends meet, and are taking to Twitter to demand more money.
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Batter Fish
On Travelling Diva, Ritu Dalmia finds herself pleasantly surprised by the wealth and quality of the local food in Edinburgh. Here's her version of the quintessential batter fried fish.
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Abu Dhabi Royal To Invest In Banker Rajeev Misra's New $6.8 Billion Vehicle
As Gulf oil wealth flows to all corners of the globe - backing mega mergers, propping up economies and upending the world of sport - moves by a key member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family have positioned him as one of world's most influential dealmakers.
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A $600 Billion Wealth Fund Is Caught In A Political Power Struggle
A $600 billion sovereign wealth fund is caught in the crosshairs of a political power struggle that's roiling one of the world's richest countries.
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Middle East's $2 Trillion Wealth Could Be Gone by 2034, Says IMF
The Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf face a budget reckoning and risk squandering their $2 trillion in financial wealth within 15 years as oil demand nears peak levels, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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Mukesh Ambani Calls for Movement Against 'Data Colonisation'
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said that Indian data must be "owned and controlled" by Indians.
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World's Biggest Wealth Fund Hits $1 Trillion Value For First Time
Established in the 1990s, the fund set the record thanks to the appreciation of the world's major currencies against the dollar and a good stock market health.
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The Victor, The Spoils? Donald Trump Eyes Afghanistan's Elusive Mineral Riches
US President Donald Trump is eyeing Afghanistan's mineral wealth to help pay for a 16-year war and reconstruction efforts that have already cost $117 billion. Investors who have studied the country, one of the world's most dangerous, say that is a pipe dream
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Persian Gulf Crisis Over Qatar, Which Has Just 300,000 Citizens, Explained
Qatar, with just over 300,000 citizens, has played an outsize role on the world stage because of its great wealth of oil and natural gas.
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The Tiny Gulf Country With A $335 Billion Global Empire
Qatar is regaining its appetite for deals. In the past two months alone, the world's richest country per capita invested in Turkey's biggest poultry producer, Russian oil giant Rosneft, and U.K. gas company National Grid.
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Bongo Aims To Extend 50-Year Family Rule In Gabon Election
Gabon voted on Saturday amid discontent over its failure to raise living standards despite oil wealth, in a poll posing the biggest challenge yet to President Ali Bongo, whose family has dominated the central African nation for half a century.
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India Home to 1.98 Lakh Millionaires: World Wealth Report 2015
India has become home to 11th largest population of millionaires with 1.98 lakh such high networth individuals, as falling oil prices and "constructive" election results helped the country post the biggest gains in terms of their number and total wealth during 2014.
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Dozens Killed in Attack on Islamic State in Libya: Agency
Dozens of fighters from the Islamic State group were killed in Libya Saturday as militiamen sought to dislodge them from a neighbourhood in the eastern city of Derna, Libyan news agency Lana reported.
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What does US know about Vladimir Putin's oil wealth?
The most startling part of Washington's sanctions on Russian businessmen loyal to President Vladimir Putin may be a single sentence that contains an explosive allegation: that Putin himself profits from the world's No. 4 oil trading company, Gunvor.
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All Norwegians become crown millionaires, in oil saving landmark
Everyone in Norway became a theoretical crown millionaire on Wednesday in a milestone for the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund that has ballooned thanks to high oil and gas prices.
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Saudis take to Twitter to demand better pay
Despite their country boasting the world's greatest oil wealth, many Saudis complain their salaries are not enough to make ends meet, and are taking to Twitter to demand more money.
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Batter Fish
On Travelling Diva, Ritu Dalmia finds herself pleasantly surprised by the wealth and quality of the local food in Edinburgh. Here's her version of the quintessential batter fried fish.
