Posts Tagged ‘financial crisis’
Lee Kuan Yew admits GIC made a mistake and tries to quell early election buzz. Interview with Reuters: Lee said GIC bought “too early” into global banks such as Citigroup (C.N) and UBS (UBSN.VX), which were both hammered by the financial meltdown that quickened in the second half of 2008. “How could we have known […]
Filed under: Interview, Newspaper, Quotes | 2 Comments
Tags: citigroup, early election, financial crisis, gic, lee kuan yew, ubs
Lee Kuan Yew had a dialogue with Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative Asia meeting at the Grand Hyatt, Hong Kong today. 4:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. A Conversation with Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor and Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore Grand Ballroom Singapore Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and former […]
Filed under: Advance notice, Conference, Quotes, Uncategorized, Video | 1 Comment
Tags: bill clinton, cgi, clinton, financial crisis, hong kong, lee kuan yew
Accept sacrifices, cutbacks
A smiling Lee Kuan Yew advises that “We all have to accept some sacrifices and cutbacks“, makes the odd promise that nobody will fall below the poverty line (too bad if you already did?), and trots out the old line about Singapore being so much better than its neighbors. Straits Times: THE Government will ensure […]
Filed under: Newspaper, Quotes, Speech | Closed
Tags: economy, financial crisis, lehman, mini-bonds, poverty, recession, singapore
Lee Kuan Yew Watch 
Holding Lee Kuan Yew accountable
The SDP’s indefatigable Chee Soon Juan courts defamation suits yet again by pointing out that the emperor has no clothes. Part 1: There’s nothing wrong, of course, about making bad predictions. Let’s be fair, everyone at some point has made calls that have turned out embarrassingly wrong. Mr Lee has made, and will make, his […]
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Tags: accountability, chee soon juan, economy, financial crisis, lee kuan yew, sdp