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- Kazakh President Nazarbayev haspublicly firedthe head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund Timur Kulibayev. This isabsolutely remarkable: 1) He was only appointed inApril; 2) He is a titan of Kazakh industry and a billionaire; and 3) he’s married to President Nazarbayev’s daughter; i.e., Nazarbayev just fired his son-in-law! It will be very interesting to get more details on this.
In other news:
- The CIC has invested$245 millionin the African investment / holding company Shanduka Group.
- Iraqi Kurdistan is considering a new sovereign fund: the “Next Generation Fund.”
- When Mubadala isn’t investing, it’sorganizing football workshopsandtennis championships. Cool.
- The CIC is considering investment opportunities in...Leeds and Manchester City. I’m guessing these are much-needed infrastructure investments.