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Citi's participation builds on its existing relationship with inKind, as its venture capital arm, Citi Ventures, invested in the company in 2025.

The investment signals GDEV's entry into private credit markets and introduces new solutions to advance sustainable infrastructure platforms.

LMI’s investment will help inKind expand its platform of over 7,700 restaurants and accelerate customer growth.

My guest today is Vlad Barbalat, the Chief Investment Officer of Liberty Mutual Investments, the $120 billion investment platform that sits within one of the largest insurance companies in the world...Today we talk about how the mutual insurance structure creates a unique investment platform, what Liberty looks for in a new deal or partner, and what it means to build a career and a life in a country that gave you opportunities you never would have had anywhere else.

Nuance and differentiation are needed around the “generic” labels of public and private investments so that allocators don’t miss returns and risk drivers, says Vlad Barbalat, president and CIO of Liberty Mutual Investments, the $124.7 billion investment firm for insurer Liberty Mutual Group.

After more than a decade of sluggish growth in productivity across advanced economies, AI is now positioned as a potential inflection point for global output, capital formation, and long-term economic expansion. Yet it remains to be seen whether AI will deliver sustained productivity gains or simply reallocate value within existing systems. Experts in this session will examine whether AI represents a true structural growth catalyst capable of reshaping GDP trajectories, inflation dynamics, labor and capital balance, and sovereign competitiveness, or are expectations are outrunning measurable economic impact?