Friday, 29 February 2008

"Sovereign wealth investment is a force for stability"

Another fine article in yesterday's FT, in which John Kay says what I have always said; if unfriendly foreign governments (China, Russia, Saudi Arabia) invest in your country, then they haven't got you over a barrel: you've got them over a barrel.

4 comments:

The Sage of Muswell Hill said...

Indeed: it's analogous to the old saying that "if you owe the bank £100,000 you've got a problem - if you owe the bank £10,000,000 it's got a problem"

Anonymous said...

What if they invest in your country while bribing your politicians?

Mark Wadsworth said...

D, in that case, vote for somebody else and put the politicians in jail for corruption.

Gorilla Bananas said...

Very true! I'd love foreign investors to buy my jungle safari zero coupon bonds redeemable at par in 2125.