Abu Dhabi wealth fund shifts away from Japanese investments to focus on new areas

Abu Dhabi wealth fund shifts away from Japanese investments to focus on new areas

A general view of the Abu Dhabi skyline is seen, in this file photo taken on December 15, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has reconfigured the way it invests in Japanese stocks, part of a wider shift by the world’s third-largest sovereign wealth fund to focus on areas with more growth potential.