http://business-times.asiaone.com/viewsopinions/0,4571,,00.html? The Business Times Online Edition - Singapore en-us Copyright 2007 Business Times Online. 7 Jan 2009 SGT 7 Jan 2009 SGT 60 http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/static/image/images/topmastheadsmall.gif http://business-times.asiaone.com http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,312996,00.html? IN this recession, as in downturns past, the plight of displaced workers is foremost on the minds of policymakers, with the government having come out strongly and swiftly to declare that saving Singaporeans from job losses is top priority. Views & Opinions 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,312993,00.html? ECONOMISTS have drawn attention to the lag between the time when an actual economic event, such as a sudden boom or bust, occurs and the time when it is recognised by economists, central bankers and the government. The existence of this time lag, or to use the economic term - recognition lag - explains why, for example, it has taken economists several months to signal the current economic recession after it had actually begun. Views & Opinions 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,312980,00.html? THE perennial dilemma is with us again - what would you like to see included in the Finance Minister's Budget speech this year? This is not quite as simple a question as it may have been in previous years. Views & Opinions 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,312991,00.html? VARIOUS reports have begun to appear lately, suggesting that China's economy is in significantly deeper trouble than is generally believed. Views & Opinions 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,312992,00.html? SHANGHAI is a fascinating city. It fascinated me on my first visit 25 years ago when only the 'old Shanghai' existed. Views & Opinions 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,312925,00.html? (TOKYO) The dollar advanced to a three-week high against the euro yesterday, supported by growing expectations that the interest rate gap between the US and the eurozone will narrow further. Views & Opinions 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT http://business-times.asiaone.com/mnt/html/btpre/registration/redirect.jsp?dlink=/sub/views/story/0,4574,312920,00.html? DEBUNKING reports: On Jan 2, the Financial Times published two articles of interviews with the CEO of Alstom in relation to the Chinese authorities being unfairly protective of their domestic market while 'repackaging' technologies that have been transferred to them to compete in Europe. Views & Opinions 07 Jan 2009 04:00 SGT