By Goh Chin Lian, In Kuwait City

IN MAKING any decision to draw on the reserves of the Singapore Government, the President can get expert advice from his six-member council of advisors, President SR Nathan said here.

He said in respose to a question that members of the Council of Presidential Advisers are all well-informed about the economy and financial matters.

Last month's $150 billion bank guarantee package was the first time the Government called on the President to exercise his custodial powers over the nation's reserves.

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