Category Archives: The World Outside of the U.S.

Rich Karlgaard on Korea

(March 25, 2008) – My friend Rich Karlgaard at Forbes–a staunch defender of freedom and growth and a very nice man to boot–wrote about Korea’s new President is taking to energize small businesses. You can read Rich’s blog entry by … Continue reading

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IMF to boost transparency of sovereign wealth funds

In China, the Xinhua News Agency reported today on the work the IMF is doing to establish a best practice blueprint for sovereign wealth funds. Currently 36 countries or regions have SWFs, with assets worth some 2.5 trillion U.S. dollars. … Continue reading

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