Ravi Menon named as best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific for 2018

Ravi Menon, an Indian-origin banker in Singapore has been named as the best central bank governor in Asia-Pacific for 2018 by the leading UK-based magazine ‘The Banker’ for his contribution in the makeover of Singapore’s financial system. He is the managing director of Singapore’s central bank Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Topics: Central bank • Countries • Economy of Singapore • Heng Swee Keat • Monetary Authority of Singapore • Singapore

Lee Hsien Loong, the Singapore PM finds Indian Business environment complicated

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong on his visit to India asserted that Business environment in India is complicated. From the term “Complicated” he was referring to red-tapism. Although he didn’t point to the proposed GAAR or retrospective Income Tax Act amendments, he held that companies investing in India look for predictability of rules. After Mauritius, ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

Topics: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation • Association of Southeast Asian Nations • Continents • Countries • Double taxation • Economy of Singapore • Gaar • General anti-avoidance rule • Mauritius route • Singapore • World