| The Government’s draft oil exploration legislation contains provisions for the creation of a Bahamian sovereign wealth fund, which would receive all due multi-million dollar royalty payments on any ‘black gold’ under this nation’s water.He confirmed that provisions to create a Bahamian sovereign wealth fund, which would be owned and managed by the Government on the Bahamian people’s behalf, were among the legislation being drafted.
Sovereign wealth funds, such as Singapore’s Temasek, have been established by many Middle East and Asian nations as vehicles to hold multi-billion dollars worth of assets and revenues, which are generated from sectors such as oil. These funds are then invested in productive areas of the global economy...............................................Full Article: Source |