Sovereign Wealth Funds : Background and Policy Issues for Congress.

Provides background on investment funds owned and managed by national governments, known as sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). Covers which countries operate SWFs; size of SWF market; and policy issues tied to transparency, governance-related concerns, and non-commercial investment motives. Summarizes U...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Financial disclosure. International economic relations. Investments. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on investment funds owned and managed by national governments, known as sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). Covers which countries operate SWFs; size of SWF market; and policy issues tied to transparency, governance-related concerns, and non-commercial investment motives. Summarizes U.S., European and multilateral responses to SWFs.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.