Qatar’s wealth fund sees US spend doubling after $500 billion pledge

Qatar’s wealth fund is set to see its annual outlays into the US double in coming years on the back of a $500 billion investment pledge. 

“We believe in the growth and robustness of the US system,” Qatar Investment Authority Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Al Sowaidi said. The fund will likely double — and in some years more than double — its US spend compared to the past five or six years, he said at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on Tuesday.

The comments come days after Al Sowaidi pledged to invest an additional $500 billion in the US over the next decade, an amount that’s nearly equal the fund’s current size. 

The sweeping new outlays will target areas traditionally favored by the fund — such as artificial intelligence, data centers and health care — while also aligning with US President Donald Trump’s agenda to reindustrialize the US, Al Sowaidi has previously said.

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