On the Determinants of Souverign Wealth Funds’ Investments: Are Arab SWFS Different?

Mohamed Arouri, Sabri Boubaker and Wafik Grais

No 1174, Working Papers from Economic Research Forum

Abstract: The present study investigates the determinants of Arab sovereign wealth funds’ (SWFs) investment decisions. Using a sample of 223 listed firms targeted by SWFs over the 2000-2014 period (among which 73 are targeted by SWFs owned by Arab countries), we find that, in comparison to non-Arab SWFs, Arab SWFs prefer larger firms operating in strategic industries based in countries with higher levels of economic and capital market development, political stability, a significant degree of confidence in rules and a low degree of corruption. Moreover, Arab SWFs do not seem to have a tendency to invest in firms with higher liquidity, profitability, growth or dividend payout. We also find that Arab SWFs concentrate their investments more in their former colonizers’ countries compared to non-Arab SWFs. Taken together, results based on the sample suggest that Arab SWFs’ acquisitions may not be solely motivated by purely financial considerations.

Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2018-03-29, Revised 2008-03-29
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