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SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUNDS [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
DEF

sovereign wealth funds: special purpose investment funds or arrangements, owned by the general government.

CONT

Created by the general government for macroeconomic purposes, SWFs hold, manage, or administer assets to achieve financial objectives, and employ a set of investment strategies which include investing in foreign financial assets. The SWFs are commonly established out of balance of payments surpluses, official foreign currency operations, the proceeds of privatizations, fiscal surpluses, and/or receipts resulting from commodity exports.

OBS

sovereign wealth fund; SWF: terms generally used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • sovereign wealth funds
  • SWFs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Coopération et développement économiques
OBS

fonds souverain : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • fonds souverains

Spanish

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