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The Legal Protection Of Sovereign Wealth Funds Overseas Investment

Posted on:2012-01-15Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:L J JiangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2216330335485493Subject:International law
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Concerns of Sovereign Wealth Funds have been raised in the wake of Sovereign Wealth Funds as a major investor in the global economy. Worries and hopes of Sovereign Wealth Funds go together; Sovereign Wealth Funds recipient countries highlight the transparence, governance and risk management, whereas Sovereign Wealth Funds home countries ask for fair and equitable treatment. This thesis analyze and definite some fundamental conceptions which constitute foundation of the other issues of Sovereign Wealth Funds. Considering the complication of Sovereign Wealth Funds which not only construct as a international financial issue but a international trade and investment one, the author take International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, World Trade Organization and the United States of America by way of example to discuss the both side. Yet, while governmental response were at first wary, criticizing these funds as potentially dangerous to the sovereignty and independence of national markets, the increasing needs of national markets, the increasing needs of national economic sectors quickly altered attitudes. There is a turning pointing of Sovereign Wealth Funds home countries to win over a more fair and equitable treatment.In the view of the above mentioned, the author distinguish the issues of Sovereign Wealth Funds itself and ones of trade and investment drawing up that issues involving transparence, governance and risk management governed by International Monetary Fund, the rule of Sovereign Wealth Funds Generally Accepted Principles and Practices; issues touch on trade and investment in the favor of World Trade Organization, preferring General Agreement on Trade in Service. Besides, demonstrated Agreement on principles for Sovereign Wealth Funds Investment with Singapore and Abu Dhabi, which a bilateral investment treaty of USA and Singapore, Abu Dhabi, as an additional police.
Keywords/Search Tags:Sovereign Wealth Funds, International Monetary Fund, General Agreement on Trade in Service, Bilateral Inve stment Treaties
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