Alaa A. Al-Sarawi

Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) is the Government of Kuwait's investment arm which was established in 1982 to take over the responsibility of managing the assets of Kuwait from the Ministry of Finance. Headquartered in Kuwait City with a branch office in London, UK, the KIA manages the General Reserve Fund and the Future Generations Fund and may also manage any other funds entrusted to it by the Minister of Finance. All of the assets are owned by the State of Kuwait. The Authority invests in local, Arab and international markets, aiming to achieve long-term investment returns on the financial reserves entrusted to them by the State of Kuwait by providing an alternative to oil reserves. KIA contributes to financing and developing projects in third world countries and projects that contribute to supporting the economic infrastructure of those countries are of special interest to them. These projects are usually undertaken in coordination with development plans proposed by the World Bank and the United Nations as well as within bilateral agreements reached between Kuwait and the recipient countries. The Kuwait Investment Office is the KIA's City of London branch.

Kuwait Investment Authority (Investment Management) (KIA-IM) is the investment management division of the Kuwait Investment Authority, an autonomous government-owned entity founded in 1982. Headquartered in Kuwait City, KIA-IM is responsible for the management of Kuwait's General Reserve Fund (GRF) and its Future Generations Fund (FGF), as well as other funds entrusted to them by the Minister of Finance for and on behalf of the State of Kuwait.

Al-Ahlia Holding Co. KSCC operates as a holding company with interest in providing investment services. Its services include portfolio and fund management, instruments, guarantees, securities, lending, brokerage and trading. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Safat, Kuwait.

Wafra International Investment Co. (Wafra) is the investment management subsidiary of the Government of Kuwait's Public Institution for Social Security of Kuwait. Headquartered in Safat, the firm was founded in 1994 and aims to ensure financial investment in all economic sectors inside and outside Kuwait, including investing and trading shares in the GCC and Arabian markets; managing different types of financial portfolios and investment funds; providing forward services and future sales in the local markets; preparing and managing public and private offerings in both local and Arabian markets; conducting studies and specialized analytical research covering local and Arabian markets and providing margin financing.