Sovereign wealth funds from the Gulf, including ADIA, PIF, Mubadala, QIA and ADQ, are directing a growing share of their capital into Africa, targeting energy, logistics, critical minerals and digital infrastructure. Countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Zambia, the DRC, Kenya, Nigeria, Angola and South Africa are being assessed individually based on their distinct economic strengths. An IMF working paper from September 2025 found that GCC outbound investment correlates positively with non-hydrocarbon GDP growth in the Gulf itself.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-28
The FCC has granted Paramount a waiver of its 25% foreign-ownership limit for broadcast licensees, allowing sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE to collectively hold up to 49.5% equity in the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery entity. The commission says the funds will hold non-voting stakes, so they won't exercise formal control over the 28 broadcast stations involved. The underlying petition had actually requested approval for up to 100% foreign ownership.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-18
The FCC has approved Paramount Skydance's request to waive federal foreign-ownership limits, allowing indirect foreign ownership to reach 49.5 percent through investments from sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. The funds, totaling roughly $24 billion, are tied to Paramount's pending $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal already cleared by the Justice Department but still facing a lawsuit from several US states.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-18
The FCC has waived its 25 percent cap on foreign equity ownership to approve a deal allowing sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi to collectively hold up to 49.5 percent of the combined Paramount-Warner Bros. entity. The agency argued the stakes carry no voting rights and therefore no control, but critics including Free Press and Commissioner Anna Gomez dispute that reasoning.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-18
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