Sovereign wealth funds

Saudi Arabia Tops Sovereign Wealth Spending League, Snatches the Spot From Singapore

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has emerged as the world's most active sovereign investor in 2023, with deals worth billions of dollars.


IMF, World Bank Approve Historic $4.5 Billion Debt Relief for Somalia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank have approved $4.5 billion in debt forgiveness for Somalia...

Sebi upgrading surveillance for CommExes

India's securities market regulator Sebi is upgrading and strengthening its surveillance system on commodity exchanges (CommExes). Recently, Sebi has barred 16 commodity trading members from trading f..

BC Clean-tech alliance seeks $500-mln fund from Trudeau

B.C. clean-tech companies have requested Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allocate a $500 million venture capital (VC) fund. An alliance comprising 51 clean-tech and investment firms from B.C. provinc..


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Yen up on PM Abe's concern; record-breaking dollar run stalls
The yen rose on Wednesday after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe voiced concern about the economic impact of its fall to a six-year low, adding to the sense of a halt this week in the dollar's recor
Japan, China, South Korea agree to ensure geopolitical risks don't threaten recovery
Financial policymakers of Japan, China and South Korea agreed to work together to ensure that geopolitical tensions will not threaten the region's economic recovery.
Relief over Scotland gives way to 'Great Stagnation' worries
Scotland's rejection of independence and a lack of any fireworks at a Fed meeting last week have calmed investors enough to shift the focus back to what some call the "Great Stagnation", and how to av
French and German visions for Europe to clash in Berlin
Germany and France will try to reconcile divergent visions of how to fix Europe's economy on Monday when Manuel Valls makes his first visit to Berlin as French prime minister and holds talks with Ange
ESM's chief says EU, IMF in no mood for a Greek debt haircut
Greece's international creditors have no appetite for considering a haircut as a way to lighten its debt load, the head of the European Stability Mechanism, the euro zone's bailout fund organization,
As G20 chases growth goal, members differ on how to get there
Financial leaders of the Group of 20 top economies remain committed to chasing higher global growth, but were divided on how to achieve it as Germany pushed back at calls from the United States and ot
Asian shares up, Scottish vote seen lifting Europe
The British pound rose sharply after the Scottish independence vote indicated Scotland would remain in the United Kingdom, while Wall Street's overnight gains and Alibaba Group's red-hot initial publi
Wall Street sees holes in Fed's new policy-tightening plan
No sooner did the Federal Reserve reveal its plan for eventually tightening U.S. monetary policy than many on Wall Street flagged problems with the mechanics of the strategy, and said more adjustments
China's central bank adviser: no strong stimulus needed as long as growth within range
China does not need strong policy stimulus as long as economic growth hovers within the government's targeted range, a policy adviser to the People's Bank of China said on Thursday, an indication Beij
China advances gold exchange launch, Singapore delays contract
China will launch its international gold exchange 11 days ahead of schedule, sources said on Tuesday, racing ahead in the scramble to set up an Asian bullion benchmark as rival Singapore is forced to
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