Gulf states will pour $2 billion into a new agricultural fund in coming months to secure food supplies by buying stakes in existing agricultural firms, an executive involved in the fund's creation said on Sunday.
* World Bank to get $1.5 bln of $20 billion pledged * Poor crops in India, Philippines raise price fears * UN emergency food aid agency falling short of needs (Adds comments from head of...
* World Bank to get $1.5 bln of $20 billion pledged * Some pledges will be delivered bilaterally-Zoellick * Poor crops in India, Philippines raise price fears WASHINGTON, Nov 24 - The World Bank will...
Agricultural Bank of China, the nation's third-largest lender by assets, plans to introduce China's National Social Security Fund, the country's national pension fund, as an investor before its initial public offering, said Pan Gongsheng, vice president of the state-owned lender, on Wednesday.Pan, who is in charge of...
BEIJING, Nov 18 - Agricultural Bank of China, the only big state lender yet to float shares, plans to bring the national pension fund in as an investor ahead of its long-awaited listing, an executive...
A private sector agriculture fund worth $350 million plans to launch by the end of the year in the Gulf, with an aim to acquire farmland in Eastern Europe and Africa, an executive told Reuters on Wednesday.
Kenana Sugar Company, a leading Sudanese sugar company, has signed an agreement with Egypt's Beltone Financials to set up a $1 billion private equity fund management company for agriculture projects.
PITTSBURGH, Sept 25 - The Group of 20 has called on the World Bank to work with donor agencies to create a multilateral trust fund to increase agricultural investment in poor countries, a draft G20...
* Long-term price drivers still in place * Funds look to agricultural commods as inflation hedge * Pricier oils should benefit as economies pick up AMSTERDAM, Aug 18 - Less than two years after a...
Kuwait China Investment Co (KCIC), a firm linked to the Gulf Arab state's sovereign wealth fund, is eyeing investments in Asia's agriculture sector, the company's managing director has said ...