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    •  November 15, 2007 Bank of Japan I am very privileged to have been invited by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to deliver its 2007 lecture.  I have seen the list of prominent speakers in past lectures, and I am much honored to follow them.  My topic today is the role of central banks in the context of increasing economic globalization. I. Progress in Economic Globalization 2   As globalization proceeds, cross-border trading of goods and services as well as funds and financial products has been
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    •  Second Reading Speech by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education and Deputy Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore Mr Speaker Sir, on behalf of the Senior Minister, I beg to move that the Bill be now read a second time. 2   Sir, this Bill seeks to establish a deposit insurance scheme in Singapore. Once enacted, it will provide an explicit, limited guarantee to insured depositors that they will be compensated, up to a specified amount, in the event of a failure of a full bank or a finance
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    •   1   Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. It gives me great pleasure to join you today at the Risk Management Institute’s fourth Annual Risk management conference.  This year’s theme “The Risk Management Paradigm in the Post-Crisis Era” is apt.  The worst of the global financial crisis appears to be over but the financial landscape in this post-crisis period appears no less challenging for investors and financial regulators alike. 2   Let me first touch on the implications for investment and risk
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    • 1   Thank you for inviting me to speak at this luncheon.  I would like to start by acknowledging two people in our midst: Hak Leh, the outgoing LIA President and Annette, the new LIA President.  Hak Leh has performed admirably as LIA President for the past 3 years.  I had the pleasure of working with him on the FAIR panel.  He was vociferous in defending his members’ interests.  Yet, at the same time, he was open to different views.  He always has the long-term interests of the industry and the consumer
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    • Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Singapore has embarked on a journey to become a Smart Nation . We want to embrace innovation and harness technology so as to increase the productivity of our businesses and enhance the welfare of our citizens. The financial services sector is well placed to play a leading role in the Smart Nation project. MAS has been partnering the financial industry to create a Smart Financial Centre , where innovation is pervasive and FinTech is used widely
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    • To consult on the draft notices on the competency requirements for representatives conducting regulated activities under the Financial Advisers Act and Securities and Futures Act. Consultation Paper VIEW DOCUMENT Consultation Paper on Draft Notices on the Competency Requirements for Representatives Conducting Regulated Activities under the Financial Advisers Act and Securities and Futures Act (284.9 KB) CONSULTATION PAPER P006 - 2020 September 2020 Draft Notices on the Competency Requirements
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    • This is a quarterly brief which aims to provide a quick pictorial summary of recent economic developments in the Singapore economy. nph 7 Real Sector RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN SINGAPORE 8 March 2019 Q1 4.7 4.7 Q2 4.2 0.0 2018 Q3 2.4 1.4 3.5 8.0 1.9 1.4 4.7 1.1 Q4 Full Year 3.2 - 7.1 4.2 Real GDP Growth, y-o-y % Real GDP Growth, q-o-q saar % Index of Industrial Production, y-o-y % 10.1
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    • This is a quarterly brief which aims to provide a quick pictorial summary of recent economic developments in the Singapore economy. RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN SINGAPORE Real Sector Real GDP Growth, y-o-y % Real GDP Growth, q-o-q saar % Index of Industrial Production, y-o-y % Non-oil Domestic Exports, y-o-y % Q2 2.8 2.8 8.4 3.0 9 March 2018 2017 Q3 5.5 11.2 19.1 7.6 Q4 3.6 2.1 5.0 10.4 Full Year 3.6 - 10.1 8.8 Q1
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    • This is a quarterly brief which aims to provide a quick pictorial summary of recent economic developments in the Singapore economy. h              RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN SINGAPORE Real Sector Real GDP Growth, y-o-y % Real GDP Growth, q-o-q saar % Index of Industrial Production, y-o-y % Non-oil Domestic Exports, y-o-y % Q3 5.5 11.2 19.3 7.6 6 June 2018 2017 2018 Q4 Full Year Q1 3.6 2.1 5.8 10.4 3.6 - 10.4 8.8
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    • This is a quarterly brief which aims to provide a quick pictorial summary of recent economic developments in the Singapore economy. RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS IN SINGAPORE Real Sector Real GDP Growth, y-o-y % Real GDP Growth, q-o-q saar % Index of Industrial Production, y-o-y % Non-oil Domestic Exports, y-o-y % 2018 Q4 Full Year Q1 1.3 0.8 4.6 1.1 3.1 - 7.0 4.2 1.1 3.6 0.1 6.4 6 December 2019 2019 Q2 0.2 2.7 3.1 14.7