Tharman Shanmugaratnam

President, Singapore; Chair, Board of the Group of 30; CoChair, World Bank High Level Advisory Council on Jobs; CoChair, Global Comm’n on Economics of Water.

[Blavatnik School of Government @BlavatnikSchool]

We are looking forward to welcoming the President of the Republic of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, (@Tharman_s) to the School next month for a special address 'Between Unipolar and Multipolar Worlds: Governing the Gap', followed by a conversation with Dean @NgaireWoods.

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

Celebrating Lord Nick Stern @lordstern1 at 80, one of the intellectuals and practitioners who has worked hardest to provide the intellectual firepower behind the compatibility of growth and jobs with climate action through the New Climate Economy. Privileged to participate in an excellent panel at @LSEnews with Christine @Lagarde, President of @ecb, and @KGeorgieva, MD of @IMFnews, where I showed that global trade, disruptions notwithstanding, can be part of the solution to the world‘s sustainability and environmental challenges. Many thanks to Professor Larry Kramer, President and Vice Chancellor of LSE, for excellent moderation of the panel.

[Olivier Blanchard @ojblanchard1]

RIP Chris Sims.

I was enormously influenced by Chris. My own, perhaps idiosyncratic take:

His main contribution came at a time when macroeconomists had constructed the first wave of big macroeconometric models. They were constructed piece by piece, a consumption block, an investment block, and so on. Each piece looked reasonable, but when assembled together, the implied macro dynamics were all wrong.

What Chris did was to turn things around, namely argue that one had to start from the actual macro dynamics, the so called VARs, and show how, with minimal identification conditions (leading to "structural" VARs), they could be used to suggest the dynamic effects of various shocks, dynamics that the structural models had to replicate.

To say that his approach was influential would be to understate its influence. Today, a model that did not fit the VAR evidence, would be simply dismissed.

[Tharman Shanmugaratnam @Tharman_S]

@ojblanchard1 There was good reason why he called his seminal piece "Macroeconomics and Reality".

[Kristalina Georgieva @KGeorgieva]

Thank you to Singapore President @Tharman_S, ECB President @Lagarde, Nasdaq CEO @adenatfriedman, and Harvard Professor @gordon_h_hanson for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion. 2/2

Watch the full discussion here: https://t.co/PezN8FiRub

[IMF @IMFNews]

How can countries adjust to the changing global economic landscape? And how can policies deliver new opportunities for growth? Join @KGeorgieva, @Tharman_S, @Lagarde, @gordon_h_hanson, @adenatfriedman & @lisaabramowic1 on Oct 16 at 12 PM ET for the Debate on the Global Economy.

[IMF @IMFNews]

Join us for the 2025 #PerJacobsson Lecture by 🇸🇬 President @Tharman_S on “An Era of Possibility: Renewing Economic Order and Shared Purpose.” Followed by a panel with Raghuram Rajan, @MSchularick & Lael Brainard. Opening remarks by @NigelClarkeJa. https://t.co/J0ayyuJmD6

[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @NOIweala]

With HE President Tharman Shanmugaratnam of Singapore@Tharman _S on the sidelines of the WEF meetings in Geneva discussing challenges and opportunities of the Multilateral Trading System, the WTO, and the imperative for reform. Appreciate Singapore’s unwavering support.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Deeply shocked and saddened by the passing of our dear friend, colleague and @WHO Envoy David Nabarro.

David was a great champion of global health and health equity, and a wise, generous mentor to countless individuals. His work touched and impacted so many lives across the world.

On behalf of WHO, I’m extending our heartfelt condolences to David’s family, friends and colleagues.

Rest in peace, my dear friend. We will dearly miss your expertise, wisdom and kindness.

[A.R.Rahman @arrahman]

It was an honour meeting President @Tharman_S. My company, @ARRimmersive, looks forward to collaborating more with Singaporean artists on cutting-edge creative projects that push the boundaries of art and technology.

Grateful for the love at the Le Musk premiere.

🔗 https://t.co/JChcFbMpDN

#LeMusk #ARRimmersive

[Olivier Blanchard @ojblanchard1]

RIP Stan. Stan was my mentor and my friend. He was an outstanding economist, an outstanding policy maker, but even more importantly, a great human being. Science, commitment, honesty, and humility at the service of humankind. https://t.co/ioNgk2xQG9

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

Excellent exchange with President @Tharman_S today in Singapore.

The EU is a reliable partner for the region — and we are closer than ever to Singapore, united by a shared vision of a rules-based international order.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

60 ans de relations diplomatiques entre Singapour et la France. 60 ans d’inspirations communes et de coopérations, de confiance et d’amitié. Puis aujourd’hui une visite d’État pour bâtir ensemble, encore.

Merci Président @Tharman_S pour nos échanges et notre vision partagée.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

I couldn't agree more with President @Tharman_S that stepping up internationally coordinated investments and actions are necessary to prevent and prepare for future pandemics. The proposed #PandemicAccord is one such approach to do this.

My thanks to #Singapore for its commitment to multilateralism and working with @WHO to keep the world safer.

https://t.co/IidmxCrNH6

[World Bank Water @WorldBankWater]

The #SingaporeWaterCenter and #SEAPAW were honored to welcome President @Tharman_S of Singapore to the High-Level Water Finance Roundtable, which convened financial institutions to advance sustainable water financing solutions and foster innovation.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Thank you for your warm welcome to #Singapore and the Philanthropy Asia Summit, President @Tharman_S.

I appreciated the opportunity to discuss @WHO’s partnership with 🇸🇬 on sustainably financing and delivering #HealthForAll, and the importance of ensuring that the world is better protected from pandemics.

[Tharman Shanmugaratnam @Tharman_S]

3/3 India’s massive expansion of roads and electricity - including the creation of one of the world’s largest inter-connected energy grids - is an example. Enabling people to move out of agriculture, and improving school-going among the young and women’s everyday lives.

[Tharman Shanmugaratnam @Tharman_S]

1/3 Today’s global disorder will likely last. We have to build for the future. Strengthen partnerships for mutual prosperity among like-minded nations, rich and poor. https://t.co/bbaksNpWPl

[Tharman Shanmugaratnam @Tharman_S]

2/3 And wherever we are, back the quiet investment revolution in the developing world. It’s critical for jobs in nations with large young populations. But it can also buffer growth globally, help avoid new conflicts and enable the transition to a cleaner, safer world for all.