Tag: West Africa

West Africa Rising: Will a sovereign wealth fund really help reverse Nigeria’s ‘oil curse’?

Feb 1, 2011

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in Africa, Economic Development, Economic News, Poverty, Public Policy

Christian Science Monitor: West Africa Rising: Will a sovereign wealth fund really help reverse Nigeria's 'oil curse'? On Dec. 1 last year, Nigeria’s cabinet approved the creation of a sovereign wealth fund that would invest any excess revenues generated from the sale of the country’s oil. Heard this one before? A developing country is blessed…