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  "title": "Setting Up a Sovereign Wealth Fund: Some Policy and Operational Considerations",
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      "content": "- This paper offers a policy and operational \"roadmap\" to policymakers considering setting up an SWF.\n- It is also targeted at policymakers in countries with existing SWFs to review existing policies and operations.\n- The paper identifies areas where research in macroeconomics and finance should further assess the adequacy of existing practice related to setting up and managing SWFs.\n- Policymakers should optimally consider both their sovereign assets and liabilities together with their macroeconomic objectives when setting up an SWF."
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      "content": "- By Christian B. Mulder, Amadou N Sy, Miss Yinqiu Lu, Udaibir S Das\n- Publication date: August 1, 2009\n- Series: Working Paper No. 2009/179\n- Issue: 179\n- Volume: 2009\n- Pages: 21\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451873269.001\n- Stock No: WPIEA2009179\n- ISBN: 9781451873269\n- ISSN: 1018-5941"
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      "content": "- Provide a \"roadmap\" framework for establishing an SWF addressing both policy and operational dimensions.\n- Use the framework to review and potentially reform existing SWF policies and operations.\n- Integrate sovereign assets and liabilities into the planning process for an SWF.\n- Align SWF design with macroeconomic objectives."
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      "content": "- The paper highlights the need for additional research in macroeconomics and finance to evaluate whether existing practices for setting up and managing SWFs are adequate.\n- Practical considerations in SWF design and management often outpace theoretical research; addressing these gaps is a priority.\n\nIMF Working Papers — \"Setting Up a Sovereign Wealth Fund: Some Policy and Operational Considerations\" (Working Paper No. 2009/179)\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Setting up a Sovereign Wealth Fund: Some Policy and Operational Considerations\n  - Setting up a Sovereign Wealth Fund: Some Policy and Operational Considerations (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Setting up a Sovereign Wealth Fund: Some Policy and Operational Considerations (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/31/setting-up-a-sovereign-wealth-fund-some-policy-and-operational-considerations-23205"
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    "This paper offers a policy and operational \"roadmap\" to policymakers considering setting up an SWF.",
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    "Policymakers should optimally consider both their sovereign assets and liabilities together with their macroeconomic objectives when setting up an SWF.",
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