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- Singapore, 14 February 2013…Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will be in Moscow, Russia, from 15 to 16 February 2013 to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting. The meeting will focus on addressing the risks facing the global economy and measures to enhance and sustain the recovery in investment, employment and economic growth globally. 2. DPM Tharman will be accompanied by officials from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the
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- Singapore, 8 April 2014…Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will be in Washington, D.C. from 9 to 13 April 2014. DPM Tharman will chair meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), and a joint meeting of the IMFC and G20 Finance Ministers on IMF reforms. The IMFC meetings will also discuss actions to strengthen the economic recovery globally, and to avoid global financial instability as monetary policy normalises. 2 DPM Tharman will
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- Singapore, 20 April 2012……The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that Singapore will make a bilateral loan of US$4 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as part of the broader international effort to provide the Fund with sufficient resources to tackle crisis and promote global economic and financial stability. 2 This contribution will be by way of contingent loans to the IMF, and not directly to countries borrowing from the IMF. Hence, as with our permanent capital
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- Consultation on proposed (i) new Notice and Guidelines on Risk Fact Sheet for Contracts for Differences; (ii) amendments to Notice on Risk-Based Capital Adequacy Requirements; (iii) amendments to Notices relating to the lending of Singapore dollar to non-resident financial institutions; and (iv) new guidelines on statutory definition of common investors pertaining to insider trading. Response VIEW DOCUMENT Consultation Response Draft Notices and Guidelines Pursuant to the SFA (667.8 KB) Annex B
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- 21 February 2015 Editor The Economist Dear Editor, You asserted that Singapore adjusted the trading band of its currency allowing the Singapore Dollar to weaken against the US Dollar to make sure that its exports stayed competitive (“Money-changers at bay”, 7th Feb 2015). The adjustment was in fact made in view of the significant changes to the inflation outlook and not to boost exports. Currency weakening in an economy as open as Singapore is not effective in enhancing competitiveness. Edward Robinson
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- Singapore, 11 March 2013…Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) and Senior Advisor to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Goh Chok Tong will visit Tokyo from 12 to 15 March 2013. During the visit, ESM Goh will call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso. 2 ESM Goh will also meet top Japanese business leaders, heads of Japanese financial institutions, and prominent Japanese politicians. ESM Goh will be accompanied by senior officials from the MAS, the
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- Singapore, 30 January 2008...The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). 2 The MOU enhances bank supervisory cooperation between the two authorities, and deepens banking sector linkages between the two economies. It is one of several initiatives to enhance economic and financial cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore under the Vietnam-Singapore Connectivity Agreement. 3 The MOU was signed by Mr. Tran Minh Tuan
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- Orders and directions 11. —(1) An Appeal Committee may, on the Appeal Committee’s own initiative or on the application of any party to an appeal it is constituted to hear, direct the parties to attend a pre‑hearing conference before the Appeal Committee. (2) For the just, expeditious and economical disposal of an appeal it is constituted to hear, an Appeal Committee may give orders or directions to any party to the appeal, at a pre‑hearing conference mentioned in paragraph (1) or by letter served
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- Orders and directions 11. —(1) An Appeal Committee may, on its own initiative or on the application of any party to an appeal it is constituted to hear, direct the parties to attend a pre‑hearing conference before the Appeal Committee. (2) For the just, expeditious and economical disposal of an appeal it is constituted to hear, an Appeal Committee may give orders or directions to any party to the appeal, at a pre‑hearing conference referred to in paragraph (1) or by letter served on that party.
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- Sir, You suggest that Singapore's authorities gave China Aviation Oil's parent company preferential treatment because it is a state-owned enterprise in China, which is a "big source of listings" for Singapore (Lex, August 20). The suggestion is baseless. 2 Whether in implementing our laws on vandalism, which you say provoked "international outrage" a decade ago, or in preserving the integrity of our capital markets, Singapore enforces its laws and rules independently and consistently. That is