Singapore appointed 2 idiots to lead the task force.

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Lawrence is glad to attend the 2nd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (FMCBG) this afternoon.

Lawrence Wong is at International Monetary Fund.​

11 hrs · Washington D.C., United States ·
Glad to attend the 2nd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (FMCBG) this afternoon.
We met in extraordinary times! We agreed on the need to coordinate our fiscal and monetary policies to preserve global financial stability.
But beyond the immediate crisis, we also discussed the importance of longer term issues like strengthening our global pandemic preparedness and response, and tackling climate change.
The road ahead remains long and uncertain. However, I believe that with Indonesia's leadership of the G20, we will strengthen multilateralism and #recovertogetherrecoverstronger

 

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Lawrence congratulates Indonesia.

Lawrence Wong​

9 hrs ·
I warmly congratulate Indonesia for the successful conclusion of the 2nd G20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting.
Singapore is honoured to have been invited. It was a good opportunity to meet so many familiar faces (and some new ones) after so long.
We face common challenges, and we need to work together to find common solutions.
We still have much to do. But we remain determined to work together, to #recovertogetherrecoverstronger

 

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Lawrence at the G20 meeting.

 

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Lawrence gives a thumbs-up.

 

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Lawrence meets his Malaysian counterpart.

Lawrence Wong​

Yesterday at 10:11 ·

Glad to meet our closest neighbour, Malaysian Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul

 

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Lawrence meets FM from India.

 

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Lawrence meets FM from Luxembourg.

Lawrence Wong​

Yesterday at 10:11 ·

Meeting Luxembourg Finance Minister Yuriko Backes for the first time, and discussed areas for mutual cooperation

 

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Lawrence meets World Bank Group CFO.

Lawrence Wong​

Yesterday at 10:11 ·

Meeting World Bank Group CFO Anshula Kant to discuss innovative ways that the Bank can make use of Singapore to accomplish its mission, e. g disaster risk insurance and green bonds. Anshula has a long and personal history with Singapore

 

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Lawrence meets Japan FM.

Lawrence Wong​

Yesterday at 10:11 ·

Glad to have met Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki. Introducing us is Vice-Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda

 

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Lawrence meets an oldfriend.

Lawrence Wong​

Yesterday at 10:11 ·

Always good to chat with an old friend OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann

 

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Lawrence meets Turkey's FM.

Lawrence Wong​

Yesterday at 10:11 ·

Meeting Turkey's new Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati

 

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Lawrence meets Philippines Finance Secretary.

Lawrence Wong​

21 April at 10:11 ·

Enjoying a light moment with Philippines Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez.

 

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Lawrence had a good discussion with Brazilian Ministar.

Lawrence Wong​

21 April at 10:11 ·

Had a good discussion with Brazil's Minister of the Economy Paulo Guedes. Brazil has a highly developed digital finance market and an energy mix that is 85% renewable. Much more that Brazil and Singapore can do together

 

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Lawrence had a productive day of meetings.

Lawrence Wong​

Yesterday at 08:35 ·
Productive day of meetings today.
Always useful to have face-to-face meetings with my counterparts, to reaffirm our cooperation and discuss new areas of growth. Such discussions help to bring more opportunities to Singapore and Singaporeans - amongst other things.
Some highlights: met Italian Finance Minister Daniele Franco to reaffirm good relations between our countries, and speak about issues including cross-border investments. Also met US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, to discuss different strategies to manage inflation, and opportunities for economic cooperation. Good chat too with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, on global developments and the importance of the US' continued engagement with our region.
On to #newyork next.

 

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Lawrence dialled in to the MTF press conference.

Lawrence Wong​

Yesterday at 19:07 ·
Dialled in to today's MTF press conference early in the morning from the US. From 26 Apr, we will be further easing our SMMs as the Covid-19 situation continues to improve. Most notably, there will no longer be a group size limit.
Mask-wearing will continue to be required indoors - but you may remove your mask at the workplace, in certain circumstances. All workers may return to the workplace; safe distancing will no longer be required; and capacity limits for most larger events will be removed.
This is a big step in our return to normalcy, but do continue exercising personal responsibility. It has been a long two years, and we could not have done this without all of your efforts and contributions. Let’s continue to stay united!

 

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Lawrence celebrates Earth Day.

Lawrence Wong​

16 hrs ·
Happy Earth Day - at the #unitednations on #earthday
Let’s all do our part to support the #SGGreenPlan and protect the earth

 

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Lawrence met Raja Kumar.

Lawrence Wong​

12 hrs ·
Happy to attend a most productive FATF Ministerial with Raja Kumar. Raja will assume the post of FATF President in July - a first for Singapore!
Also caught up with other leaders - Dr Marcus Pleyer, current FATF president; Chrystia Freeland Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Minister of Finance; and Rishi Sunak Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Together with the members of FATF, Singapore will continue to play our part in the global fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.

 

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Masked Lawrence talks to maskless man.

 

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Lawrence poses with Raja Kumar.

 

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Lawrence talks to chiobu.