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unauthorized dissemination of economic data is a serious offense in many countries. in the states, you can go to prison for it. in this Singapore case, the jou
by princeb 10y ago
unauthorized dissemination of economic data is a serious offense in many countries. in the states, you can go to prison for it.
in this Singapore case, the journalists and the official involved were fined. no jail. lucky them. the official involved is now our deputy PM and chairman of the central bank, after holding various ministerial positions in the last few decades.
- bkor 10y ago> unauthorized dissemination of economic data is a serious offense in many countries. We're talking about GDP growth figures. Those can be under an embargo, but these should NOT be hidden. Pointing at others isn't needed.
- princeb 10y agothey were not hidden. they were released ahead of time. the uncanny accuracy of an expectation article a month before the official release led to the opening of the case