... In Abu Dhabi recently, Carney met with UAE business executives, including the leadership of sovereign wealth funds, focusing on critical minerals, energy, ports, and AI. Canada welcomed the UAE's decision to invest $70 billion (CAD, ~US$50B) in Canada.
A sovereign wealth fund uses government surplus reserves to invest in financial assets like stocks and bonds but is independently managed. Textbook examples are Norway's Government Pension Fund Global (now $2T+) and the Gulf states.
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