Cesar Virata, who died on October 2 at age 95, was a familiar presence at big events of the UP School of Economics, attending in his wheelchair. That is the extent of my personal acquaintance with him ...

[JAKARTA] Indonesia has appointed Suahasil Nazara as finance minister at a time when investors and businesses are seeking greater certainty over the government’s economic direction. On Monday (Sep 14) ...

A stiff technocrat, Balladur was often portrayed by his critics as aloof and disconnected from his contemporaries' preoccupations. Plantu, a press cartoonist, sketched him as an aristocrat wearing a ...

Former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur, Technocrat Who Feuded With Chirac, Dies at 97 (Changes writing and editing credits at end of article) By Florence Loeve Aug 31 (Reuters) - After losing ...

South Korea’s First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyung-il was nominated Sunday as deputy prime minister and minister of finance and economy, placing a veteran technocrat with deep experience in ...

The administration also tapped ruling Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Seung-won to lead the Ministry of Justice and named Kang Shin-chul, former deputy commander of the South Korea-US Combined Forces ...

SEOUL — South Korea unveiled a major cabinet reshuffle on Sunday (Aug 30), naming First Vice Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il as the new deputy prime minister and minister of economy and finance. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Lee Hyoung-il, 1st Vice Minister of Economy and Finance speaks during an interview with Reuters at a government ...

Federal Territories PAS will establish 11 task forces comprising professionals, technocrats, and activists with relevant expertise to develop policies for its Wilayah Sejahtera vision. Its ...

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, the chairman of Tata Sons, who announced his exit from the position at the end of his tenure in February next, will be known for giving new directions to the Tata Group and ...

Engineers rarely become celebrities. Yet M Visvesvaraya (1861-1962) is a notable exception, a man whose career and achievements continue to be widely celebrated in India. He presided over the ...

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