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Does Selangor Need a Sovereign Wealth Fund?
38 mins·15:00, 3 Jun 2025
Does Selangor Need a Sovereign Wealth Fund?
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15:00, 3 Jun 2025
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Sarawak’s Sovereign Wealth Fund was launched in 2022, to “to safeguard and invest the State's funds for the future generations of Sarawak.”
But what exactly is a sovereign wealth fund? How does it work?
And if it’s a useful tool or institution, would a state like Selangor—Malaysia’s most populous state with the highest GDP — benefit from one too? We speak to Geoffrey Williams, who’s an economist.
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Presenter: Dashran Yohan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
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