Brussels, 22/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in Washington for the autumn summit of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the G7 finance ministers (Germany, Canada, United States, France, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom) discussed at their meeting, on Friday 19 October, the robust growth in investment funds owned by countries, known as 'sovereign wealth funds' (see Europe 9518). The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors note in their final statement: 'We agreed...