| From Emirates247.com: Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) lost nearly $ 200 billion during 2009 because of the global economic crisis but they were mostly paper losses given the long-term nature of their investments, according to the United Nations.
From around $ 4 trillion at the end of 2008, the combined assets of the world’s SWFs slumped to nearly $ 3.8 trillion at the end of 2009, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its 2010 investment report.............................................Full Article: Source
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