Nigeria Sovereign Wealth Fund CEO: "The US Is the US"
Aminu Umar-Sadiq, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority MD & CEO said "the US is the US" when speaking to BTV's Joumanna Bercetche and Jennifer Zabasajja at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha. When asked about the fund's future, he explained how for their long portfolio they have pivoted away from the US to Japan, Australia, and Europe for the purposes of diversification, insisting there were no "political considerations" during their decision. (Source: Bloomberg)
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