Aramco IPO ‘to fuel $2tn fund’

Saudi Arabia’s planned offering of shares in state oil giant Saudi Aramco is part of the kingdom’s plan to create the “largest investment fund on Earth”, designed to eventually steer it away from an overreliance on oil, according to a report.

Huge fund plans: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Huge fund plans: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Published 1 April 2016, 13:08Updated 18 October 2016, 05:10
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