# Norway wealth fund urged to ease nuclear arms investment ban after Gaza row

https://mins.news/en/item/102780

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-16 08:36 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/norway-wealth-fund-urged-to-ease-nuclear-arms-ban-after-gaza-investment-row?traffic_source=rss

> A government-appointed committee has recommended that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund loosen ethical investment restrictions, including allowing investments in companies that make nuclear weapons. The review was partly prompted by controversy over the fund’s withdrawal from Caterpillar after citing the company’s alleged role in rights violations linked to Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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