From MSN news:
Jamus Lim Joins Economic Society Of S’pore’s Council: What Is It And Who Are The New Members?
Newly elected Member of Parliament of Sengkang GRC Jamus Lim is among 6 individuals elected to Economic Society of Singapore’s council.
Five other new council members were announced, namely — Credit Suisse team leader Kent Choi, Dean of NTU Business School Professor Christina Soh, head of the NUS economics department Professor Satoru Takahashi, SMU Associate Professor Tan Swee Liang and head of international banking at Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Franky Tanudjojo.
With the new 64th council announced, what is the Economic Society of Singapore for and what does appointing Jamus Lim and these individuals as new members mean?
What Does The Council Do?
The Economic Society of Singapore (ESS), formerly the Malayan Economic Society, was established on 28 July 1956, as a result of an initiative by graduates and staff from the Department of Economics from the then University of Malaya in Singapore.
On 28 March 1969, the Society changed its name from the Malayan Economic Society to the Economic Society of Singapore, in response to the new independent and sovereign status of the Republic.
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Today, ESS has expanded to include members from the academic, government and business sectors.
The Society organises conferences and networking sessions to foster discussions of current economic issues relating to Singapore and the region.
Council members include private-sector economists, think tank representatives in the business and financial industries, as well as senior academicians.
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Its honorary fellows include Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and former prime minister Goh Chok Tong.
Professor Euston Quah, Head of Department of Economics at NTU continues to head the society’s 64th council as its president, a post he has held since 2009.