Singapore’s president cites global ‘mistakes’ as inflation worries World Economic Forum

Singapore’s president cites global ‘mistakes’ as inflation worries World Economic Forum

[South China Morning Post] - 02/2/2025

Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a veteran economist and ex-finance minister, said that inflation would be lower if not for 15 years of mistakes.



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