Sovereign Wealth Funds in East Asia

JUNE 30, 2008 1 This paper has been prepared by a team led by Sudarshan Gooptu (Lead Economist, EASPR). The authors for Part I of this Report were Sudarshan Gooptu (Lead Economist, EASPR); Timothy Gable (Consultant, EASFP); James Seward (Senior Financial Sector Specialist, EASFP); Hiroshi Tsubota (Regional Financial Officer, EASPR). The authors for Part II of this Report were Ronald Johannes (Consultant, EASPR) and Sung-Soo Eun (Senior Economist, EASPR) and overall guidance was provided by Vikram Nehru (Sector Director, EASPR/FP). Opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors or any of the countries that they represent. P ub lic D is cl os ur e A ut ho riz ed