http://tradeflow21.com/2008/08/17/sovereign-wealth-per-capita/ Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:51:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://tradeflow21.com/2008/08/17/sovereign-wealth-per-capita/comment-page-1/#comment-545 tradeflow21.com » Blog Archive » Sovereign wealth funds update Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:31:38 +0000 http://tradeflow21.com/2008/08/17/sovereign-wealth-per-capita/#comment-545 [...] In a recent blog post at the Council on Foreign Relations, economist Brad Sester and a counterpart at Roubini Global Economics make their best estimate of the size of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). The financial crisis of 2008 put a dent in Gulf funds, but collectively they are still sizable, exceeding $1 trillion, and growing, albeit slower — ultimately contingent on the price of crude and domestic financing needs. See the table below and take note of the first two listings, both of the UAE and the total figure for the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), as well as the SAMA (Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency), although the latter is said to be predominately invested in traditional reserves as opposed to riskier assets. Finally, see also a post from last summer by TradeFlow21’s Steven Towns, which briefly explains the importance of SWFs and takes a look at top funds’ assets per capita. [...] [...] In a recent blog post at the Council on Foreign Relations, economist Brad Sester and a counterpart at Roubini Global Economics make their best estimate of the size of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). The financial crisis of 2008 put a dent in Gulf funds, but collectively they are still sizable, exceeding $1 trillion, and growing, albeit slower — ultimately contingent on the price of crude and domestic financing needs. See the table below and take note of the first two listings, both of the UAE and the total figure for the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), as well as the SAMA (Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency), although the latter is said to be predominately invested in traditional reserves as opposed to riskier assets. Finally, see also a post from last summer by TradeFlow21’s Steven Towns, which briefly explains the importance of SWFs and takes a look at top funds’ assets per capita. [...]

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