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The Social Security Fund Investment Fund affirmed its permanent commitment to the principles of transparency and institutional disclosure, and its keenness to place information related to its investments within its correct temporal and investment context, in light of what was recently raised on social media regarding land purchases that took place in previous years.
The Fund said in a press statement today that dealing with investments is taken within their temporal and economic context, and in a way that reflects the nature of the long-term investment followed by the Social Security Money Investment Fund.
He explained, “The value of the fund’s real estate portfolio as at the end of 2025 is about 1.1 billion dinars, constituting 6.2% of the fund’s total assets. The real estate portfolio has achieved a net increase over its historical cost amounting to about 290 million dinars, based on the preliminary financial statements as at the end of 2025, which reflects the strength of this investment sector within the fund’s overall portfolio.”
The Fund confirmed that it periodically discloses its financial data and the results of its investment portfolios, including the real estate portfolio. In 2019, it issued a detailed official statement that addressed the rationale for purchasing one of the plots of land within the Western Sikkah Basin/Al-Taneeb Village that was purchased in 2007, indicating that the purchase process was carried out in accordance with the procedures and powers in force at the time, and in accordance with the investment trends and prevailing prices at the time, and was also subject to review by the relevant regulatory authorities, including the Authority. Integrity and anti-corruption.
He continued, “The purchases of the remaining plots of land and real estate are also carried out within the approved investment policy to diversify assets and enhance the real estate portfolio, and according to clear institutional procedures that include independent evaluations from accredited evaluators, and multi-level review and decision-making stages according to the authorities in force, in a way that ensures the soundness of the investment decision and its consistency with the fund’s long-term goals.”
He also stressed that the assets of the real estate portfolio are subject to independent periodic evaluations in accordance with the approved accounting frameworks and standards, and any changes in value are recorded in the financial statements in accordance with those standards, including book profits or losses resulting from market fluctuations, without this meaning that actual losses are realized except when the asset is disposed of.
The Fund stated that decisions to develop or invest land are taken based on economic feasibility studies that take into account the real estate market cycle, the cost of development, and criteria for return, risk and sustainability, in a way that achieves the best possible return for the insured’s money. These decisions are not based on the time factor alone, but rather on thoughtful investment considerations.
At the beginning of this year, the Fund announced exceptional performance results represented by achieving a record growth in its assets worth 2.4 billion dinars, to reach 18.6 billion dinars, compared to 16.2 billion dinars at the beginning of last year, with a growth rate of 15%. The comprehensive income also rose to about 2.2 billion dinars at the end of 2025, compared to about one billion dinars at the end of 2024, with a growth rate of approximately 118%, which reflects the solidity of the financial position. The Fund and the efficiency of its management of its various investment portfolios.
(Petra)