Why foreign investors love Boston
6/4/202611 min
Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund is swapping foreign CEOs for local ones and Reed Hastings officially steps down from the board of Netflix. Plus, FT-Nikkei names Boston as the best US city for foreign investment.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Saudi wealth fund replaces foreign CEOs with locals
Netflix’s Reed Hastings: an icon of good leadership and bad governance
Boston tops FT-Nikkei ranking as global companies seek skilled workers
Americans lead AI data centre backlash, global poll finds
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First 90 secondsMark Filippino· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Thursday, June 4th, and this is your FT news briefing. Saudi Arabia is making some changes to focus inward, and Netflix says goodbye to its co-founder. Plus, international investors, they're shipping up to Boston.
Ian Hodgson· Guest0:20
Workforce talent is really the shining star that brought Boston to the top of our list this year.
Mark Filippino· Host0:24
I'm Mark Filippino, and here's the news you need to start your day. [upbeat music] Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is making big changes at some of its portfolio companies. The Public Investment Fund, or PIF, is replacing foreign executives with local hires. Some examples include the manufacturing company Aalat and biopharma group Lifera. Why the change? Well, after a decade of spending a ton globally, PIF is shifting its focus to domestic projects. It's all part of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's ambitious plan to diversify his country's economy away from oil revenues. One PIF executive also said back in April that big upcoming events like the twenty thirty-four World Cup caused the country to shift priorities.
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