Dubai: Kuwait’s government will invest as much as US$1bil in the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco as the kingdom asks regional allies to bolster the record share sale, according to sources.
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) had been reluctant to commit significant funds to the IPO, but was told by the government that a stake was in the country’s strategic interest, the sources said.
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