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...naive to believe that Jerusalem could become an independent sovereign city-state like the Vatican? Let the international community via the U.N. take the initial responsibility to make it safe and available to all people and religions, ending this chronic, divisive tug-of-war. Ken Lomasney, HOMER GLEN...
...raising concerns that some of Citigroup's assets might have to be sold off at fire-sale prices just to keep the company sufficiently capitalized. But on Nov. 26, New York-based Citi was handed a lifeline by an unlikely rescuer. The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a $625 billion sovereign wealth fund run by the tiny Persian Gulf emirate, announced it was forking over $7.6 billion to take a 4.9% stake in the company. While Citi still faces difficulties, the cash infusion helped stabilize its plunging stock price and signaled to rattled markets that money was available to help subprime...
...investment by Abu Dhabi, part of the United Arab Emirates, also marked a turning point of sorts for sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). These enormous pools of wealth, controlled by governments in countries that have been getting fat off high oil prices and a booming global economy, are viewed skeptically by those who fear foreign powers might use them to gain competitive advantages or push political agendas. But now, thanks in part to the Citigroup deal, some fears have been allayed; companies in need of capital are courting investments from oil-and-gas-rich states such as Abu Dhabi and Russia...
...investing in subprime-stressed financial institutions in the West. After all, Abu Dhabi's SWF will reap an 11% annual yield from its Citigroup stake, nearly double the dividend yield currently available to ordinary shareholders. Having been burned once by Blackstone, the Chinese are now twice shy. But other sovereign wealth funds out there are flush with cash - and fortune favors the bold...
...last part is crucial. If India wants to keep the suitors coming, it will have to do more to reform its business climate and address foreign companies' concerns on everything from corruption to its tangled bureaucracy to widespread environmental, child labor and health issues. Earlier this month, a Norwegian sovereign fund withdrew investments from Indian-owned mining firm Vedanta Resources over its environmental practices in India. And big-box European chains like Carrefour are frustrated over the slow pace of reform in India's retail sector, where complete foreign ownership of multi-brand retail outlets is still not allowed. Partly...