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- Parliamentary question on Indonesian loan Date: For Parliament Sitting on 14 Jan 98 ____________________________________________________________________ Question: To ask the Minister for Finance what actions can Singapore pursue should the Indonesian government default in repayment of the loan which Singapore extended to them. Answer: 1. The US$5 billion loan to Indonesia is a standby facility which will only be used when Indonesia has drawn down their own resources and other loans from international
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- "Investment Opportunities in New Asia" Asian Economic Crisis: The Long View Date: 14 Sep 1998 INTRODUCTION 1 I am pleased to address this seminar hosted by J P Morgan. This is not an obvious time for fund managers to gather in Asia. The region is engulfed in a severe economic crisis. Funds which poured into the region during the boom have fled. But it is the responsibility of fund managers to add value by discerning hidden dangers when times are good, and spotting opportunities when the market
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- Date: 30 Sep 1998 1 I am happy to see a strong attendance at today's Singapore seminar. This is a time of great turbulence in the world economy. What started as a localised problem in Thailand last year first grew into a regional crisis, then affected other emerging markets, and now poses risks to financial institutions in the US and Europe. New developments occur almost daily. 2 Japan is a key player in the world economy. It has a major stake in the health of the global system, and can make
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- 29 Sep 1998... Financial institutions in Singapore participated in the global survey of the turnover of foreign exchange markets coordinated by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The triennial survey, which covered 43 countries, was the fourth in the series of BIS surveys. Foreign Exchange 2 The results of the Singapore survey showed that the average daily volume of foreign exchange trading in Singapore on a "net" basis (i.e. after adjusting for transactions among financial institutions
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- Good evening, Mr Philip Purcell, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. My heartiest congratulations to the management and staff of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter on the opening of your new office premises. 2 Since Morgan Stanley Dean Witter first started operating in Singapore in 1990, it has substantially grown in both size and function. Your employment in Singapore doubled over the last two years. I am happy to note that Singapore is now a major hub in Morgan Stanley Dean Witter's global operations
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- First Fund Management Company In Singapore To Be Awarded. 19 Nov 1998... Minister for Finance, Dr Richard Hu, today awarded Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW) Investment Management Company with the Enhanced Fund Manager status, the first fund management company in Singapore to be granted the tax holiday. Speaking at the opening of MSDW's new office premises at Capital Square, Dr Hu noted that MSDW's Singapore operations had grown substantially since it started operating in 1990. "Singapore now serves
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- Japan's Role in Southeast Asia Date: 25 May 1999 1 The Asian crisis has dramatically changed the regional landscape. Asian economies have been ravaged. Several governments have fallen. The complacent assumption that Asian countries would cruise effortlessly into the next century has been shattered. 2 Meanwhile, Japan has been preoccupied with a protracted economic downturn. Repeated fiscal packages have failed to jump start the economy. Deep-rooted problems in the banking system are only now
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- Issues Raised in Parliament ANSWER TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON: Status of Clob shares held by Singaporeans For Parliament Sitting on 06 May 1999 Question: Q To ask the Deputy Prime Minister whether he would expect to see the equivalent volume of $229 billion worth of Malaysian equities traded on Clob International quoted in a Malaysian White Paper to go to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange now that there is no Clob International and whether he would expect to see greater liquidity for Singapore equities
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- Issues Raised in Parliament ANSWER TO PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION ON: Update on Clob For Parliament Sitting on 03 Aug 1999 Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will give an update on the status of the Clob issue, and what are the possible solutions being considered to resolve the matter. Answer: 1. I last updated Parliament on the Clob issue in May. Since then, Mr Akbar Khan's cash offer has closed with 359 investors out of more than 172,000 accepting. Three more private sector offers have
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- 28 Dec 1999... AFP, Reuters and other news agencies today quoted Malaysian Minister of Finance Tun Daim Zainuddin as saying that if Clob is not settled by this week, the Clob shares will be transferred to the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, and "you can claim later from the Ministry of Finance". However, he also said that nothing would happen to the shares on December 31 itself, which will be a non-trading day. 2 As DPM Lee Hsien Loong told Parliament on 23 Nov 99, the Central Depository (CDP)