The Financial Times reports that the oil and natural gas rich nation of Qatar has plans to up its stake in Xstrata, currently negotiating a $90 billion merger with Glencore International, to over 10%, which would make the country’s sovereign wealth fund the diversified miner’s second largest shareholder.
See http://www.mining.com/2012/05/10/qatar-plonks-4-billion-on-xstrata-and-hands-glasenberg-another-victory/.