Finance Minister without Phd (Economics) Wins Award

[PrinceCharming]

..... If the govt wants a man dead, sure, no problem. If they want to resuscitate a person's career, no problem too. They call all the shots!

Thuggish behavior. This is what Russia, China, North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Syria or Egypt does too.

 

[Extremist]

Tharman is worth at least $8 million a year. if he be a banker, he sure can earn much more.

 

[steffychun]

Never mind the Phd's...or whatever economic experts they are all....one thing is clear all other FINANCE ministers are not PUPPETS...to give an award to a puppet, is an insult to the people of the country...

George Osborne of the UK is a puppet of David Cameron. Jacob Lew of the US is within the Obama circle. How do you classify all?

 

[halsey02]

Tharman is worth at least $8 million a year. if he be a banker, he sure can earn much more.

That is why he is a bargain!!..he sacrificed a lucrative banking career to serve us!! can be the head of IMF also..psst! ( I am Farkeed)...

 

[soIsee]

I don't recall an acquittal. He was convicted, paid his fine and moved on. If the govt wants a man dead, sure, no problem. If they want to resuscitate a person's career, no problem too. They call all the shots!

This precisely why the rot has stemmed so deep that cronies can self praise cronies, award foreign cronies the sweeteners in return for praises and the entire system from kangaroo courts to what's not all are festering with rot.

 

[gingerlyn]

This precisely why the rot has stemmed so deep that cronies can self praise cronies, award foreign cronies the sweeteners in return for praises and the entire system from kangaroo courts to what's not all are festering with rot.

I have changed header. I call it Ex Convict Finance Minister

 

[red amoeba]

so what is reward for being voted Best Finance Minister? is it another whose-dick-longer contest?

another zero behind his paycheck? get nominated for IMF / World Bank chairman?

 

[Cerebral]

Maybe he won because he proved that 1000 can buy HDB

 

[rushifa666]

the timing is curious. 1982 boom time justified. ah neh did what recently to deserve it? best entries for him this year was all repeating orders in shit times. anyone recall any remarkable feat of his? other than reverse robin hood?

 

[Leongsam]

the timing is curious. 1982 boom time justified. ah neh did what recently to deserve it? best entries for him this year was all repeating orders in shit times. anyone recall any remarkable feat of his? other than reverse robin hood?

Singapore is doing far better today than it was in 1982.

 

[rushifa666]

then wither the 20year gap in between? if it is just a matter of rotation then i expect the prize to return only when we achieve something great. you already left when tharman took over. i dont see how you are even familiar with him. blind loyalty does no one any good

 

[GoldenDragon]

Bro Kim Leong, Ng Boon Gay was acquitted but he was no re-instated. any reason?

He is waiting to be sacked! If got betting odds, win 10 cents for every dollar bet on his dismissal, sell house and car also can. Sure to win if bet on dismissal. He was acquitted in court for PCA charges. Internally, he faced misconduct charges.

 

[mojito]

Past Euromoney's Finance Minister of the Year:

• 1981 Turgut Özal of Turkey
• 1982 Hon Sui Sen of Singapore
• 1983 Jesús Silva Herzog of Mexico
• 1984 Paul Keating of Australia
• 1985 Roger Douglas of New Zealand
• 1986 James Baker of the United States of America
• 1987 Edouard Balladur of France
• 1988 Nigel Lawson of the United Kingdom
• 1989 J. B. Sumarlin of Indonesia
• 1990 Philippe Maystadt of Belgium
• 1991 Carlos Solchaga of Spain
• 1992 Domingo Cavallo of Argentina
• 1993 Manmohan Singh of India
• 1994 Iiro Viinanen of Finland
• 1995 Roberto de Ocampo of the Philippines
• 1996 Robert Rubin of the United States of America
• 1997 Anatoly Chubais of Russia
• 1998 Leszek Balcerowicz of Poland
• 1999 José Ángel Gurría of Mexico
• 2000 Brigita Schmögnerovà of Slovakia
• 2001 Shaukat Aziz of Pakistan
• 2002 Milen Veltchev of Bulgaria
• 2003 Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf of Saudi Arabia
• 2004 Ivan Miklos of Slovakia
• 2005 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria
• 2006 Sri Mulyani Indrawati of Indonesia
• 2007 Mlađan Dinkić of Serbia
• 2008 Xie Xuren of China
• 2009 Jim Flaherty of Canada
• 2010 Alexei Kudrin of Russia
• 2011 Wayne Swan of Australia
• 2012 Cesar Purisima of Philippines

Euromoney is not a credible source. How is it possible Loong was never on the list?

 

[jw5]

Euromoney is not a credible source. How is it possible Loong was never on the list?

becos they knew he was going to be prime ministar soon mah...................................

 

[greedy and cunning]

That is why he is a bargain!!..he sacrificed a lucrative banking career to serve us!! can be the head of IMF also..psst! ( I am Farkeed)...

he is a puppet.

the first major thing he did was to remove the estate.
you mean on the first day of office he start to study the
possibility of removing estate duty ? or other issues
are less important ?

what did 80% of sillypooreans gain from this ?

which finance minister in the world do this as his first priority ?

 

[gingerlyn]

This is Tharman trial. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1993/C...ets-Trial/id-ed68724161dcad64d4b4610747bbd2b4

I will expose all once i have more information to share with brothers and sisters.

strangely, he was not jailed.

 

[Semaj2357]

so what is reward for being voted Best Finance Minister? is it another whose-dick-longer contest?

another zero behind his paycheck? get nominated for IMF / World Bank chairman?

remaining a pappie as dpm would pay more although the perks for travel, accommodation, diplomatic passport etc in imf would be better.

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

He is also the man responsible for losing billions foreign exchange.

Singapore central bank loses billions as currency soars

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100905329

Datz news ............ tell us more

 

[THE_CHANSTER]

This is the award to win. Anyone who has studied economics will know at least one of these guys.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-24517595

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

That is why he is a bargain!!..he sacrificed a lucrative banking career to serve us!! can be the head of IMF also..psst! ( I am Farkeed)...

He was convicted by a Court of Law......... so if no govt job, which institution will hire him after conviction?