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Sovereign Funds and Risk Appetite: From Return to Impact

How Arab sovereign investment criteria are shifting from financial return to developmental impact.

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Abstract

This study traces the shift in Arab sovereign fund investment criteria from financial return alone to a mix of return and developmental impact. It compares four governance models and concludes that disclosure, not size, distinguishes the funds able to carry long-horizon risk.

Sovereign FundsInvestment Governance

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References

  1. Al-Qahtani, S. (2026). Disclosure and market confidence. Journal of Strategic Studies, 19(2), 18–44.

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Layla Murshid. (2026). Sovereign Funds and Risk Appetite: From Return to Impact. EISSL.

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