The Indicator from Planet Money · October 6, 2026 · 8m

Inside Norway's sovereign wealth fund dilemma to divest from Israel

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, faces a self-imposed ethical dilemma: whether its investments should include companies linked to the Israel-Hamas war. The episode explores the tightrope Norway walks in balancing its mandate to invest its oil wealth responsibly with the moral and political pressures to divest.

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The divestment dilemma for sovereign wealth funds

Norway's sovereign wealth fund confronts a self-imposed ethical dilemma over whether to divest from companies tied to the Israel-Hamas war.

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Norway's sovereign wealth fund as a model of responsible investment

The world's largest sovereign wealth fund attempts to navigate the line between fiduciary duty and moral accountability.

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