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I refer to the article “Nigeria, Singapore and India fuel wealth gap – Oxfam” (Reuters, Oct 9). It states that “Nigeria, Singapore and India are among countries fuelling the gap between the super-rich and poor, aid agency Oxfam said today as it launched an index spotlighting those nations doing least to bridge the divide. It... 

Singaporeans have few good things to say about our paper generals and scholars: think SPH’s CEO and ex-SMRT’s CEO. Well StanChart’s CEO, a true blue ang moh life long banker, makes these guys look good. When Bill Winters became the Messiah CEO of StanChart in June 2015, the bank’s shares were around £10. Now they... 

Another way to measure economic success other than by GDP was launchedreleased two days ago earlier today by the World Bank. Its Human Capital Index ranks countries according to how much is invested in young people. The higher the investment in education and health the more productive and higher earning the workforce tends...