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Norway’s Wealth Fund Answers to Voters PDF Print Email
Fall 2008
Written by Jarle Bergo   

Norway has a sovereign wealth fund that is often held up as a model of transparency both to the country’s citizens and to the outside world where it makes investments. It is financed with surplus wealth produced by Norway’s income from its production of petroleum. Even if the name was recently changed from “petroleum fund” to “pension fund,” the fund has no responsibilities for paying pensions.

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SWF’s Are Making Political Waves in the U.S. and EU PDF Print Email
Fall 2008
Written by Thomas J. Karol   

I have been asked to provide an assessment of the current political climate in the U.S. and its impact on the debate about Sovereign Wealth Funds and also to discuss the potential ramifications for future transatlantic and international collaboration on this front.

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