20th June, 2025
Investors and regional analysts were left reeling when Djibouti’s government abruptly dissolved its Sovereign Wealth Fund (Fonds Souverain de Djibouti, FSD) in late April 2025, just weeks after the highly acclaimed Djibouti Forum and four months after renewing the CEO's three-year mandate.
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19th June, 2025
The eastern Mediterranean's energy landscape has always been complex, but in 2025, Cyprus faces a critical juncture.
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11th June, 2025
In a region characterised by fiscal fragility and donor dependence, the tiny state of Eswatini recently made a bold move: launching a US$275 million sovereign wealth fund (SWF) to reboot its economic trajectory, no doubt taking inspiration from more established African SWFs such as Rwanda's Agaciro Fund and Nigeria's NSIA.
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28th May, 2025
Sarawak took a step forward in its bold economic vision with the Sarawak Sovereign Wealth Future Fund (SSWFF) given the greenlight to begin investing globally.
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19th May, 2025
Taiwan stands at a fiscal crossroads. With over US$567 billion in foreign exchange reserves - the sixth largest stockpile in the world - it has the firepower to build a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) that could deliver national returns and raise its global profile.
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15th May, 2025
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February directing the Treasury and Commerce departments to devise a plan for a US sovereign wealth fund (SWF), the announcement generated intense debate across both Washington and Wall Street.
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14th April, 2025
Indonesia’s ambitious push to supercharge its economy just got a major vote of confidence - at least on paper.
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11th March, 2025
In an era marked by economic volatility, small and less-developed states are turning to creating Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) as lifelines for long-term stability and prosperity.
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17th February, 2025
Indonesia is leaping ahead with a sovereign wealth fund it says will be seeded with US$900 billion of assets.
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4th February, 2025
Donald Trump’s latest executive order to create a US sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is as audacious as it is controversial.
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3rd February, 2025
Sweden’s government is set to execute one of the biggest overhauls of its state pension buffer fund system in 25 years, aiming to cut the number of funds from six to four by 2026.
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27th January, 2025
In a bold debut, the Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC), the Philippines' fledgling sovereign wealth fund, has made its first major investment: a 20% stake in the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).
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