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Top Ten Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds

January 30, 2010 · 5 comments

in BRIC, China, G20, G8, GDP, India, OPEC, US debt, US dollar, capitalism, currencies, emerging markets, exchange rates, foreign investment, forex, gold, government, international economy, international stock market, market trends, oil, wealth, wealth protection, wealth transfer, world order, world reserve currency

With the phenomenal growth in sovereign wealth funds over the past thirty or so years – but especially in the last ten – it’s good to stop and take a look at where this new investment phenomenon is at today in 2010.
Here’s a list of the current top 10 sovereign wealth funds around the world.* [...]

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The OPEC Oil Consumption Cycle and the Dangers of Cheap, Subsidized Energy

July 9, 2009 · 4 comments

in OPEC, energy, international economy, oil

OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) was created in Baghdad in 1960 as an intergovernmental organization with 5 founding members: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.  Since then, other members have come and gone, including Qatar, Ecuador, Indonesia, UAE, Algeria, Nigeria, Angola, and Gabon.
According to OPEC’s site, “OPEC’s objective is to co-ordinate and [...]

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