Sovereign Wealth Funds and Natural Resource Management in Africa

Non-renewable resources dominate nearly 25% of the world's economies. Over half of these economies are developing, many in Africa

From:
Department for International Development
Published
19 December 2016
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Theme:
Climate and Environment and Economic Growth
Authors:
Willis, S.E., Senbet, L.W. and Simbanegavi, W

Abstract

Non-renewable resources dominate nearly one quarter of the world’s economies. Over half of these economies are developing, with many in Africa. Managing resource revenues is one of the most pressing challenges facing policymakers in Africa. For over a decade, these countries have been advised to follow ‘the Norwegian model’, saving resource revenues abroad, in offshore sovereign wealth funds for future generations. The 3 papers in this issue challenge that view. Together, they argue that there are 3 key motives for saving revenues abroad: intergenerational transfer, parking and stabilisation.

This is an output from the ‘Delivering Inclusive Financial Development and Growth’ project

Citation

Samuel E. Wills, Lemma W. Senbet, Witness Simbanegavi; Sovereign Wealth Funds and Natural Resource Management in Africa, Journal of African Economies, Volume 25, Issue suppl_2, 27 September 2016, Pages ii3–ii19,

Sovereign Wealth Funds and Natural Resource Management in Africa

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Published 19 December 2016
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