Temasek fallout: Singapore hopes relations will heal - The Nation
The Nation
22 November 2006
Executive expresses surprise Shin Corp deal damaged city-state's image
Amid rising tension between Singapore and Thailand over Temasek Holdings' buying into Shin Corp, an informed financial source from a large Singaporean institution still hopes that both sides can clear up "these misunderstandings" to restore public friendship.
However, the institutional investor believes that Thai politics is the risk for foreign investors in the short-to-medium term.
The executive with a major institutional investor told The Nation last week he was surprised the Temasek-Shin deal had damaged Singapore's image in Thailand.
His company has a long history of relationships with both the private and public sector in Thailand. However, it is a low-profile portfolio investor and is unlikely to take a controlling or even too concentrated a stake in any Thai equity.
"We were actively involved in cooperating with both the banks and the government in helping Thailand in our own small way to recover from the last Asian financial crisis," said the source, who asked not to be named. (Read more...)
22 November 2006
Executive expresses surprise Shin Corp deal damaged city-state's image
Amid rising tension between Singapore and Thailand over Temasek Holdings' buying into Shin Corp, an informed financial source from a large Singaporean institution still hopes that both sides can clear up "these misunderstandings" to restore public friendship.
However, the institutional investor believes that Thai politics is the risk for foreign investors in the short-to-medium term.
The executive with a major institutional investor told The Nation last week he was surprised the Temasek-Shin deal had damaged Singapore's image in Thailand.
His company has a long history of relationships with both the private and public sector in Thailand. However, it is a low-profile portfolio investor and is unlikely to take a controlling or even too concentrated a stake in any Thai equity.
"We were actively involved in cooperating with both the banks and the government in helping Thailand in our own small way to recover from the last Asian financial crisis," said the source, who asked not to be named. (Read more...)
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