South African Deputy President meets with GIC and Temasek Holdings officials in Singapore

Record ID: 84646

  • Title: South African Deputy President meets with GIC and Temasek Holdings officials in Singapore
  • Date: 6th October 2016
  • Summary: SINGAPORE (OCTOBER 6, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT CORPORATION (GIC) GROUP CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, LIM CHOW KIAT, AND SOUTH AFRICAN DEPUTY PRESIDENT, CYRIL RAMAPHOSA, WITH THEIR DELEGATIONS POSING FOR A GROUP PHOTO LIM CHOW KIAT AND RAMAPHOSA SHAKING HANDS GIC LOGO DELEGATES WALKING TO MEETING ROOM VARIOUS OF MEETING IN PROGRESS GIC OFFICE ENTRANCE EXTERIOR OF BUILDING HOUSING TEMASEK HOLDING
  • Embargoed: 21st October 2016 11:40
  • Keywords: Singapore South Africa Ramaphosa Temasek
  • Location: SINGAPORE
  • City: SINGAPORE
  • Country: Singapore
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA00152V945J
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday (October 6) met with delegates from Singapore's Government Investment Corporation (GIC) and Temasek Holdings on the second day of his visit to the city-state.
    Ramaphosa met with GIC Group Chief Investment Officer Lim Chow Kiat and Temasek Holdings chairman Lim Boon Heng.
    Local media say the trip is aimed at attracting further investment in South Africa by Singapore's state owned enterprises, including Temasek.
    Ramaphosa is expected to be briefed on port management in Singapore, as well as housing and economic policies on the island, during his two-day visit, local media added.
    Ramaphosa was reportedly invited by Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
    He arrived on Wednesday (October 5) and is due to leave on Friday (October 7).
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