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Total headline investment

Return the combined headline value of all the investment deals, as total_usd_bn.

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What you are given

Use investment_deals. SUM the value_usd_bn column.

Starting point

SELECT SUM(value_usd_bn) AS total_usd_bn
FROM investment_deals;

The reference solution is checked automatically when you run your query on the practice page — results are compared row by row.

Did you know

Beware double-counting headline figures: the IMF and Ras El Hekma sums measure very different things (a loan facility vs. a foreign direct investment), so adding them is illustrative, not an economic total. (IMF / Bloomberg)

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