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/ 19 September 2011
World stocks and the euro fell sharply as investors feared a messy Greek default within weeks unless Athens implements the austerity measures demanded
More than 30 heads of state and over 1 400 business leaders will flock to Davos this week for the World Economic Forum.
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/ 26 January 2010
As Africa moves from a fiscal deficit funded by aid to a continent with a surplus, the search is on for a framework to manage countries’ wealth.
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/ 11 September 2009
Africa will be a key driver in the global sovereign wealth funds industry in coming years, a senior official at Investec says.
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/ 24 September 2008
World stocks steadied on Wednesday and safe-haven government bonds rose after Warren Buffett’s investment in Goldman Sachs failed to calm anxiety.
World stocks fell towards this week’s 21-month low on Thursday as fresh concerns resurfaced over the financial sector.
A global sell-off knocked world shares to a five-month low on Thursday as surging oil prices fanned concerns about inflation and slowing growth.
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/ 25 February 2008
World stocks and the dollar rose on Monday as talk of a rescue plan for a United States bond insurer and comments that Qatar is interested in investing in European banks eased concerns about the banking industry. Energy and commodity prices remained firm, with geopolitical concerns in Iran and Turkey lifting oil prices above a barrel.
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/ 24 January 2008
The United States and other countries must not demonise sovereign wealth funds as they come to the aid of troubled United States banks, some of the world’s biggest state-run investors said on Thursday. A top US official denied the United States feared government-run investment funds, many of them based in Asia, the Gulf and Russia.