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Indira Vergis

Nov 6, 2018

With its eyes on the long-term prize, the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund continues to sharpen its investment interest in Chinese assets.

For most of the region’s asset owners that can invest beyond their borders, investing China is unavoidable.

GIC is no exception as Singapore’s sovereign...

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