1 Rial International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds

The International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, established in 2009 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, was created partly to address Western governments' anxieties about state-controlled capital moving into strategic industries. Oman's own sovereign wealth fund, the Oman Investment Authority, manages assets exceeding $50 billion USD — substantial for a country of its size. This commemorative marks Oman's hosting of the IFSWF annual meeting, one of the few such issues to treat a multilateral financial governance body as subject matter worthy of a numismatic release.