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They will face test of how they might hold up in a flu pandemic. --></TD></TR><TR>
</TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=550 colSpan=2><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD class=content_subtitle>Bryan Lee</TD></TR><TR><TD class=content_subtitle align=left>Mon, Aug 18, 2008
The Straits Times </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD align=right width=400><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right> </TD><TD height=15></TD><TD vAlign=top align=right><FORM name=emailToFriendForm action=emailToFriend.jsp method=post> </FORM><SCRIPT> function openEmailWindow(emailToFriendForm) { var emailToFriendPageURL = emailToFriendForm.emailToFriendPageURL.value; emailToFriendForm.action = emailToFriendPageURL; emailToFriendForm.target="_blank"; emailToFriendForm.submit(); } </SCRIPT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><!-- Story Without Image / With eXtra Large Image End --><TR><TD class=bodytext colSpan=3><!-- CONTENT : start -->A simulation exercise to test financial institutions' contingency plans for a devastating flu pandemic will take place from Aug 28 to Sept 11.
It will centre on a staged flu outbreak on Sept 5 that will 'hit' more than 140 companies, including banks, insurers and stockbrokers. Also participating are the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Exchange.
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The exercise is being organised by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and aims to help ensure that the local financial sector is prepared should such a global catastrophe occur.:tiphat: http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Business/Story/A1Story20080818-82825.html
They will face test of how they might hold up in a flu pandemic. --></TD></TR><TR>
The Straits Times </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD align=right width=400><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=right> </TD><TD height=15></TD><TD vAlign=top align=right><FORM name=emailToFriendForm action=emailToFriend.jsp method=post> </FORM><SCRIPT> function openEmailWindow(emailToFriendForm) { var emailToFriendPageURL = emailToFriendForm.emailToFriendPageURL.value; emailToFriendForm.action = emailToFriendPageURL; emailToFriendForm.target="_blank"; emailToFriendForm.submit(); } </SCRIPT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><!-- Story Without Image / With eXtra Large Image End --><TR><TD class=bodytext colSpan=3><!-- CONTENT : start -->A simulation exercise to test financial institutions' contingency plans for a devastating flu pandemic will take place from Aug 28 to Sept 11.
It will centre on a staged flu outbreak on Sept 5 that will 'hit' more than 140 companies, including banks, insurers and stockbrokers. Also participating are the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Singapore Exchange.
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The exercise is being organised by the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and aims to help ensure that the local financial sector is prepared should such a global catastrophe occur.:tiphat: http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Business/Story/A1Story20080818-82825.html