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- Singapore, 30 May 2015…The 20th EMEAP Governors’ Meeting was held in Singapore on 30 May 2015. The eleven EMEAP member central banks and monetary authorities participated in the meeting, which was chaired by Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. 2 Governors exchanged views on the growth prospects for the EMEAP region and the global economy. They expected that the EMEAP region would remain resilient in the face of an uncertain global economic outlook and eventual
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- MAS Annual Report 00/01 - Table of Contents Annual Report 2000/2001 Table Of Contents Introduction Our Mission and Objectives Members Of The Board Chairman's Statement Management Team Organisation Structure The Singapore Economy Monetary Policy
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- MAS conducted thematic inspections on enterprise-wide risk assessment on money laundering and terrorism financing (EWRA) in 2020. This paper highlights inspection observations and MAS’ supervisory expectations of effective EWRA frameworks and processes that financial institutions should benchmark themselves against. ENHANCING ROBUSTNESS OF ENTERPRISE-WIDE RISK ASSESSMENT ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORISM FINANCING Information Paper August 2020 -------- CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Overall
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- Singapore, 5 November 2020… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that 40 solutions to address key challenges have been shortlisted for the MAS FinTech Awards to be presented at this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology ( SFF x SWITCH ). The theme for this year’s Awards is “Building Resilience, Seizing Opportunities, Emerging Stronger”. 2 Organised in collaboration with PwC Singapore, the Awards seek to recognise ground-breaking
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- Mr François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor, Banque de France, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I thank Banque de France for the opportunity to share my thoughts at this Lecture. Both France and Singapore are mature economies, enjoying a high per capita income but reaching the limits of growth through increases in factor inputs. If we are to continue growing and enrich the lives of our citizens, it must be through innovation. And if we are to spread the benefits of growth, innovation
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- Singapore, 13 September 2010…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) supports the global agreement announced by the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), on 12 September 2010 to strengthen and raise global capital standards. 2 The new agreements reached by the GHOS finalise the global minimum capital standards and transitional arrangements to implement these new standards. These agreements will enhance global
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- 10 October 2001 1 The GDP growth figures released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry this morning indicate that the Singapore economy has slowed down much faster than expected in recent months, and is now expected to contract by about 3% for the year as a whole. The near-term prospects for the economy are clouded and uncertain, but it is obvious that the downturn will be more protracted and severe than earlier anticipated. The outlook for the external economic environment has weakened significantly
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- Date: 5 Feb 1999 In the 50 years since OUB first opened its doors for business in Raffles Place, Singapore has grown and changed. So has OUB. Today, OUB has branches and offices in major financial centres such as New York, London and Tokyo. OUB's distinctive logo is also seen in several countries in the Asian-Pacific region. This achievement is a tribute to the vision and leadership of Dr Lien Ying Chow. It also reflects the acumen and competence of the OUB team, led by Mr Lee Hee Seng and Mr Peter
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- Date: 5 Feb 1999 In the 50 years since OUB first opened its doors for business in Raffles Place, Singapore has grown and changed. So has OUB. Today, OUB has branches and offices in major financial centres such as New York, London and Tokyo. OUB's distinctive logo is also seen in several countries in the Asian-Pacific region. This achievement is a tribute to the vision and leadership of Dr Lien Ying Chow. It also reflects the acumen and competence of the OUB team, led by Mr Lee Hee Seng and Mr Peter
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- Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. A very good morning. 1 It gives me great pleasure to join all of you here today and be given the opportunity to share some of my observations and experiences on market development in Asia, one of the most exciting parts of the world that has seen tremendous growth and evolution in its financial markets over the last decade. 2 The emergence of Asia continues to be the big story in the global economy. An update on outlook for Asian growth, by the Asian