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Sovereign Wealth Funds In Central And Eastern Europe: Scope And Methods Of Financial Penetration

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  • Piotr Wiœniewski

    (Warsaw School of Economics)

  • Tomasz Kamiñski

    (University of Lodz)

  • Marcin Obroniecki

    (Bank Zachodni WBK)

Abstract

The Central and Eastern European (CEE) capital markets (of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine and, to a limited extent, Belarus) are gradually evolving towards increased breadth (diversity) and depth (liquidity), however, they are still exposed to considerable cross-country volatility and interdependence spill-overs – especially in times of capital flight to more established asset classes (“safe havens”). Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have widely been censured for their undesirable political interference and chronic operational opacity. This paper demonstrates that in CEE, contrary to widespread perceptions attributable to developed markets, SWFs can act as natural and powerful risk mitigators (contributing to a more stable capital base and reduced systemic volatility). Such a proposition is premised on several factors specific to SWFs oriented to CEE. They comprise: strategic long-termism and patience in overcoming interim pricing deficiencies, commitments to elements of a broadly interpreted infrastructure, and absence of overt conflicts of interest with the CEE host economies. The paper, besides reviewing the utilitarianism of SWFs in the CEE’s risk mitigation context, highlights regulatory and technical barriers to more SWF funding for CEE. It also recommends policy measures to the CEE economies aimed at luring more host-friendly SWF investment into the region.

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  • Piotr Wiœniewski & Tomasz Kamiñski & Marcin Obroniecki, 2015. "Sovereign Wealth Funds In Central And Eastern Europe: Scope And Methods Of Financial Penetration," "e-Finanse", University of Information Technology and Management, Institute of Financial Research and Analysis, vol. 11(1), pages 11-21, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:rze:efinan:v:11:y:2015:i:1:p:11-21
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    Cited by:

    1. Urban Dariusz, 2017. "The Color of Government Money. Do Investors Differently Value the Investment of Sovereign Wealth Funds?," Financial Internet Quarterly (formerly e-Finanse), Sciendo, vol. 13(1), pages 25-34, November.
    2. Megginson, William L. & Gao, Xuechen, 2020. "The state of research on sovereign wealth funds," Global Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 44(C).

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    Keywords

    sovereign wealth funds; SWFs; risk mitigation; stability of financial industries; political impact Least Squares Method;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General

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