LIKE ABU DHABI, Mubadala is taking stock after an initial growth spurt: seeing where it might go from here, weighing up its successes and failures.
In contrast to the more financial returns-focused sovereign wealth funds, Mubadala is much more in line with the fashion post-financial crisis and post-Arab Spring. Indeed, it doesn’t even like to think of itself as a sovereign wealth fund. Its ownership is 100% governmental. But its focus is on domestic development.
"Essentially what we do is deploy capital, not only for financial gain but also to help advance...
