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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - LKY going senile or doublespeak?</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>AAAAAA50 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>9:21 pm </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 2) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>35240.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>LKY once again in his infinite wisdom decreed that the banking industry needs "consolidation", obviously under the banner of their GLC, DBS.
He argued that Singapore is "too small" to have 3 banks and needs to merge to "make headway" in the world.
Well.
He certainly does not have this opinion on Singapore having Temasek and GIC.
Why then, is it necessary to have both? Shouldn't they be consolidated as well?
Maybe he should be looking at merging his GIC, Temasek with DBS, instead of eyeing other people's banks.
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He argued that Singapore is "too small" to have 3 banks and needs to merge to "make headway" in the world.
Well.
He certainly does not have this opinion on Singapore having Temasek and GIC.
Why then, is it necessary to have both? Shouldn't they be consolidated as well?
Maybe he should be looking at merging his GIC, Temasek with DBS, instead of eyeing other people's banks.
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