| In many parts of the world, Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) has become an effective tool to transform the economic landscape and development aspirations of countries, especially those endowed with enormous oil wealth or other commodities. However, in their quest to attain Eldorado, some have succeeded, while a good number have burnt their fingers.
While some countries such as the Gulf States have employed the instrumentality of their sovereign wealth funds to develop their economies, Saudi Arabia and some others remain undeveloped poverty-stricken nations, in spite of their oil wealth. The rulers in these countries, instead of developing their economies prefer to bail out Western countries and buy U.S treasure bonds...............................................Full Article: Source
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