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- Bandar Seri Begawan, 23 January 2020 … Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday committed to new areas of cooperation, with the signing of an enhanced Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Bilateral Cooperation at the 3rd AMBD-MAS Bilateral Roundtable. 2 The MoU, signed by AMBD Managing Director Rokiah Badar and MAS Managing Director Ravi Menon, builds on the longstanding cooperation between both countries in many areas, including the Currency
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- 07 Jan 2000... MAS and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) today announced that they will be co-hosting an informal meeting of central bank governors in Singapore on 10 January 2000. As part of its policy of global outreach, the BIS routinely organises meetings in different parts of the world. These meetings are intended to provide central bank governors and senior officials an opportunity to exchange views on current economic and financial developments. A similar governors' meeting was
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- Singapore, 21 May 2018…The Bank of Japan (BOJ), acting as agent for the Minister of Finance of Japan, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) renewed the existing Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between the two countries today. The arrangement enables the authorities in Japan and Singapore to swap their local currencies in exchange for US dollars from each other in times of need. In addition, the renewal of the BSA also allows for Singapore to obtain Japanese yen to meet possible liquidity
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People’s Bank of China and Monetary Authority of Singapore Renew Bilateral Currency Swap Arrangement- Singapore, 15 March 2016…The People’s Bank of China (PBC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the renewal of the existing bilateral currency swap arrangement (BCSA) for a further term of three years. The original arrangement was established in 2010 and first renewed in 2013. The new arrangement is effective as of 7 March 2016. The BCSA is a key pillar of co-operation between PBC and MAS to strengthen regional economic resilience and financial stability. It aims to enhance
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- Singapore, 14 July 2022…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the People’s Bank of China (PBC) today announced the renewal of the Bilateral Currency Swap Arrangement (BCSA) for a further term of five years, until 2027. 2 The BCSA has been a key pillar of co-operation between MAS and PBC since 2010 and helps to strengthen regional economic resilience and financial stability. Under the arrangement, MAS and PBC can access liquidity in each other’s currencies to support the financing of trade
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- Singapore, 8 October 2016… The Monetary Authority of Singapore today announced that Singapore has maintained its current US$4 billion loan commitment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) until end 2020, as part of the US$340 billion committed by 25 IMF member countries to safeguard global economic and financial stability during the period. 2 Singapore made its initial loan commitment in April 2012 as part of the international effort to ensure the IMF has adequate resources to meet potential
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- 4 Apr 1998... The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) held a bilateral meeting on Saturday, 4 April 1998, at the MAS. The HKMA delegation was led by Mr Joseph Yam, Chief Executive, HKMA, while the MAS delegation was headed by Mr Koh Yong Guan, Managing Director, MAS. Mr Joseph Yam also paid a courtesy call on Chairman, MAS, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. They discussed ways to increase bilateral co-operation between the two monetary authorities
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- Singapore, 22 September 2005...Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education and Deputy Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), will visit the United States from 23 to 28 September 2005. 2 Mr Shanmugaratnam will, together with Second Minister for Finance, Mr Raymond Lim and Minister of State, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, attend the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Boards of Governors Annual Meetings in Washington DC. He will also speak at the annual International
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- Singapore, 21 December 2001. The governments of Singapore and Japan have agreed to enhance co-operation in sharing information on the securities and securities derivatives market. The bilateral arrangement, part of the Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement for a New Age Partnership (JSEPA), paves the way for greater mutual assistance between Singapore and Japan, in the supervision of the securities and securities derivatives markets. The securities market mutual assistance agreement was signed in
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- Singapore, 8 February 2013… MAS welcomed the announcement today by the People’s Bank of China (PBC) that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) Singapore branch had been appointed as the clearing bank for Renminbi (RMB) in Singapore. MAS said that it would work closely with PBC and ICBC to implement the RMB clearing arrangement in Singapore. 2. “The appointment of a RMB clearing bank in Singapore marks a key milestone in the growing financial cooperation between PBC and MAS, and will