Live from the Qatar Economic Forum

Bloomberg This Weekend is live from the Qatar Economic Forum in New York City. Qatar is setting up a dedicated platform to manage and grow its wealth fund’s domestic portfolio worth hundreds of billions of dollars, marking a radical reshaping of the gas-rich country’s sovereign investing landscape. The platform, Doha Investment, will seek to accelerate long-term value creation and boost private-sector participation in the Gulf nation’s economy, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said.

On today's show, Bloomberg This Weekend hosts Christina Ruffini and David Gura speak with:

- Steven Mnuchin, Former US Treasury Secretary and Liberty Strategic Capital Founder & Managing Partner, on the long-term opportunity he sees in the Middle East.

- Dr. Majed Al Ansari, Advisor to the Prime Minister of Qatar and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who says mediators are exchanging proposals in an effort to restart negotiations between the US and Iran.

- Qatar Airways Group CEO Hamad Ali Al-Khater, on passenger demand remaining resilient despite regional conflict and higher jet fuel costs.

- Bloomberg News State Department Reporter Eric Martin, on Marco Rubio's foreign policy role in the Trump Administration.

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