SMALL STATES ASSET CLASS
SMALL STATES
ASSET CLASS
Small States and economies with populations under 12 million represent 85% of the world’s Top 20 richest economies by per capita GDP, 73% of all economies, and over half of all UN members.
17 of the 20
RICHEST ECONOMIES
OF ALL ECONOMIES
(160 of 218)
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
(114 of 193)
17 of the 20
RICHEST ECONOMIES
OF ALL ECONOMIES
(160 of 218)
With simpler organizational structures and more direct access to leadership, well-governed Small States consistently demonstrate resilience and adaptability, especially in times of disruption. Their very existence demands vigilance, resourcefulness, and strategic sophistication.
Geographically diverse Small States – from Europe to the Caribbean and Latin America, the Mediterranean and the Gulf to Africa, and onward to the Indo-Pacific region – often share more similarities with one another than with their largest neighbors.
Until now, no framework has unified them.
Enabled by AI, SAC is unlocking the enormous potential of this undervalued, multi-trillion-dollar asset class by consolidating the globally fragmented interests of Small States into a coherent, sovereign-grade investment category, unlocking capital flows, strategic collaboration, and returns the market has systematically overlooked.
With simpler organizational structures and more direct access to leadership, well-governed Small States consistently demonstrate resilience and adaptability, especially in times of disruption. Their very existence demands vigilance, resourcefulness, and strategic sophistication.
Geographically diverse Small States – from Europe to the Caribbean and Latin America, the Mediterranean and the Gulf to Africa, and onward to the Indo-Pacific region – often share more similarities with one another than with their largest neighbors.
Until now, no framework has unified them.
Enabled by AI, SAC is unlocking the enormous potential of this undervalued, multi-trillion-dollar asset class by consolidating the globally fragmented interests of Small States into a coherent, sovereign-grade investment category, unlocking capital flows, strategic collaboration, and returns the market has systematically overlooked.
SAC provides the connective infrastructure Small States have historically lacked, a shared framework that transforms fragmented markets into a more visible, investable, and strategically aligned global network. By combining AI-driven intelligence, cross-border collaboration, and sovereign-grade financial architecture, SAC helps unlock opportunities that were previously difficult to identify, access, or scale across individual Small State economies.
SAC provides the connective infrastructure Small States have historically lacked, a shared framework that transforms fragmented markets into a more visible, investable, and strategically aligned global network. By combining AI-driven intelligence, cross-border collaboration, and sovereign-grade financial architecture, SAC helps unlock opportunities that were previously difficult to identify, access, or scale across individual Small State economies.
The SAC Cortex is the world’s first data commons and AI intelligence system designed exclusively for Small States. The Cortex transforms fragmented data into actionable insight, helping governments, institutions, investors, and businesses navigate opportunities traditional markets routinely miss. Part intelligence layer, part analytics engine, and part transaction-enablement platform, it provides access to tools, visibility, and strategic capabilities previously reserved for much larger economies.
The SAC Cortex is the world’s first data commons and AI intelligence system designed exclusively for Small States. The Cortex transforms fragmented data into actionable insight, helping governments, institutions, investors, and businesses navigate opportunities traditional markets routinely miss. Part intelligence layer, part analytics engine, and part transaction-enablement platform, it provides access to tools, visibility, and strategic capabilities previously reserved for much larger economies.
2026 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2026 SCHEDULE
OF EVENTS
World Systemic Forum
16 January | 2026
Flums, Liechtenstein
Small States in a
Fractured World Order
21 January | 2026
Davos, Switzerland
World Bank Group
Spring Meetings
15 April | 2026
Washington, DC, United States
To learn more about how SAC is mobilizing and coordinating the power of Small States to unlock economic opportunity, please contact us.
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