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Investment overseas: An appetite for acquisition

By Simeon Kerr

Published: October 23 2007 08:11 | Last updated: October 23 2007 08:11

The Qatar Investment Authority, the emirate’s sovereign wealth fund, has been in operation in its current guise for only two years – but it may complete its mission inside 10.

Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, the QIA’s chief executive and vice chairman – and also prime and foreign minister – says he aims to guarantee the country’s high standard of living for another generation beyond the end of oil.

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