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Not a Checkbook — the Middle East Wants Investment Too

An attendee at the Qatar Economic Forum  in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. — An attendee at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.
Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

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By Chris Anstey

May 16, 2024 at 11:01 AM UTC

Hello, I’m Chris Anstey, a senior economics editor, and today we bring you a special edition of the newsletter looking at reporting from Doha, where the Qatar Economic Forum is taking place. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

Bulging sovereign wealth funds, brimming reservoirs of private capital and geopolitical neutrality have made the Middle East a must-go place for those seeking investment dollars.