14.05.2012 - Nigeria to put $1 bln to work in sovereign fund
Nigeria's $1 billion sovereign-wealth fund is set to start operating in the next few months, said the country's finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in what would mark a crucial step to help the governement finance the revamping of its ramshackle roads and power grids. Ms. Okonjo-Iweala, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, said the $1 billion will be pulled from Nigeria's Excess Crude Account, which also funds the country's fuel subsidy...............................................Full Article: Source
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