Norway SWF cuts off 4 palm oil-linked firms

Wed, Aug 19, 2015 - 5:50 AM

Oslo

NORWAY'S sovereign wealth fund announced on Monday it was divesting from four large Asian companies over the environmental damage their palm oil activities have on tropical forests.

The world's largest public investment fund, managing 7.15 trillion kroner (S$1.2 trillion),

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