Trump's Sovereign Wealth Fund: Business Benefactor or Predator?

Dr Elsa Satkunasingam, Senior Business Development Advisor for Corporate and Sustainability Governance, Asia School of Business

05-Feb-25 08:30

Trump's Sovereign Wealth Fund: Business Benefactor or Predator?

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to set up a US sovereign wealth fund within the next year. What could this look like and does the US need one? We discuss what makes an effective sovereign wealth fund with Dr. Elsa Satkunasingam of the Asia School of Business.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories: markets, economy, politics, government, international, investments

Tags: donald trump, sovereign wealth fund, us policy, white house, business,

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