Via Kelsey Warner in semafor.com: Abu Dhabi has overtaken Oslo to become the world’s richest city in terms of assets managed by sovereign wealth funds. With $1.7 trillion under management as of October, the UAE capital is now the undisputed “capital of capital” (a slogan Abu Dhabi has been pushing since at least 2023), according to New York-based Global SWF. If the holdings of the central bank, public pension funds, and royal private offices — which would include the realm of Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan who oversees the Royal Group, under which AI firm G42 is housed — are added, the total would reach $2.3 trillion. Abu Dhabi is likely to maintain its status atop the rankings, with its sovereign wealth coffers forecast to swell to $3.4 trillion by 2030.
