Norway fund improves on ethical stance

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Norway is to exclude investments involving gambling, tobacco and the sex industry from its government pension fund.

The fund, which has assets of NorKr2.08trn (£195bn), also plans to set up a renewable-energy investment fund. Since 2004, the fund has banned investment in companies involved in human rights or en...

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