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  2. Government Pension Fund of Norway - Wikipedia

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    According to the forecast, a worst-case scenario for the fund value in 2030 was forecast at $455 billion, and a best case scenario at $3.3 trillion. With 2.33 percent of European stocks, it is the largest stock owner in Europe. In 1998, the fund was allowed to invest up to 40 percent of its portfolio in the international stock market. In June ...

  3. Marginal cost of public funds - Wikipedia

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    The marginal cost of public funds ( MCF) is a concept in public finance which measures the loss incurred by society in raising additional revenues to finance government spending due to the distortion of resource allocation caused by taxation. [1] Formally, it is defined as the ratio of the marginal value of a monetary unit raised by the ...

  4. Public Investment Fund - Wikipedia

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    Website. pif .gov .sa. The Public Investment Fund ( PIF; Arabic: صندوق الاستثمارات العامة) is the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. It is among the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with total estimated assets of US$ 925 billion ( £ 726.3 billion). [2] It was created in 1971 for the purpose of investing ...

  5. Public finance - Wikipedia

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    Portal. v. t. e. Public finance is the study of the role of the government in the economy. [1] It is the branch of economics that assesses the government revenue and government expenditure of the public authorities and the adjustment of one or the other to achieve desirable effects and avoid undesirable ones. [2]

  6. Public Provident Fund (India) - Wikipedia

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    The Public Provident Fund ( PPF) is a savings-cum-tax-saving instrument in India, [1] introduced by the National Savings Institute of the Ministry of Finance in 1968. The scheme's main objective is to mobilize small savings by offering an investment with reasonable returns combined with income tax benefits. [2]

  7. Government spending - Wikipedia

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    Life science crowding in contrasts with crowding out in public funding of research more widely: "10% increase in government R&D funding reduced private R&D expenditure by 3%...In Australia, the average cost of public funds is estimated to be $1.20 and $1.30 for each dollar raised (Robson, 2005). The marginal cost is probably higher, but ...

  8. Valuation (finance) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In finance, valuation is the process of determining the value of a (potential) investment, asset, or security. Generally, there are three approaches taken, namely discounted cashflow valuation, relative valuation, and contingent claim valuation. [1]

  9. Net asset value - Wikipedia

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    Net asset value (NAV) is the value of an entity's assets minus the value of its liabilities, often in relation to open-end, mutual funds, hedge funds, and venture capital funds. [1] [2] Shares of such funds registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are usually bought and redeemed at their net asset value. [3]