Zawya: Waterfund Secures Investment License to Enter Saudi Market

Waterfund to treat, supply, and distribute water in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Press Release RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: Waterfund LLC announced today that it has been granted an investment license by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) to treat, supply, and distribute water in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Waterfund Saudi Limited is the […]

EnerTech of Kuwait Investment Authority Selects Cloud-based Analytics Service from IBM and Waterfund for Insights Into Water Costs

ARMONK, N.Y. – 26 May 2016: IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Waterfund LLC announced today that EnerTech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Technology Enterprises Company — itself a subsidiary of Kuwait Investment Authority — selected the Waterfund Insight Service to model and prioritize its strategic water technology investments. IBM developed the Waterfund Insights Service, a Cloud […]

PREPARE TO PROFIT™ FROM WATER SCARCITY

Water Investment Opportunities in the Persian Gulf Q&A with Paul Wood, Waterfund Managing Director, Europe & Middle East Paul has over 12 years experience in the energy and commodities sectors, working across Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Prior to moving to Dubai in 2006, Paul spent three years in London and three years […]

Water & Sanitation Africa Partners with Waterfund on WASH Fund

Most of the increase in world demand for water in the coming half-century will be in Africa. Notwithstanding this important trend, financing for development has continued to be a nagging problem for Africa, most especially in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector. This has created a cycle of donor dependency. But, there is a […]

Uganda Selects IBM and Waterfund to Benchmark Water Infrastructure

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/41160.wss Kampala, Republic of Uganda – 23 May 2013: Waterfund LLC and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that they have signed an agreement with the Ministry of Water and Environment of the Republic of Uganda that makes the country the first in Africa to become a member of the pioneering Water Cost Index (WCI). Waterfund, […]

IBM and Waterfund To Develop a Water Cost Index

NEW YORK, N.Y. – 23 Jan 2013: Waterfund LLC announced today that it has signed an agreement with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to develop a Water Cost Index (WCI). Scientists from IBM Research will apply Big Data expertise, acting as a calculation agent, to analyze large and diverse unstructured data sets. This will be used to […]