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- This December 2015 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. sdzkl1;Yah 2 Consumer Price Developments in December 2015 CPI-All Items inflation came in at -0.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in December CPI-All Items inflation came in at -0.6% in December, compared to -0.8% in November, mainly due to a stronger pickup in the cost of petrol and overall price of services. Private road
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- This April 2018 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. sdzkl1;Yah Consumer Price Developments in April 2018 In April 2018, CPI-All Items inflation and MAS Core Inflation edged down to 0.1% and 1.3% respectively, from 0.2% and 1.5% in the previous month. The slower pace of price increases was seen across several major categories of the CPI basket. On a month-on-month basis, MAS Core Inflation
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- This November 2019 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. sdzkl1; Consumer Price Developments in November 2019 MAS Core Inflation was 0.6% on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis in November. This was unchanged from October as lower services inflation was offset by a smaller decline in the cost of retail goods. Meanwhile, CPI-All Items inflation rose to 0.6% y-o-y in November, from 0.4% in
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- This December 2019 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Consumer Price Developments in December 2019 MAS Core Inflation rose to 0.7% on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis in December 2019, from 0.6% in November, mainly due to higher services inflation. Similarly, CPI-All Items inflation picked up to 0.8% y-o-y in December, from 0.6% in the preceding month. For the whole of 2019,
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- Singapore, 19 November 2019… The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) and the Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH) concluded its combined week-long event on 15 November 2019, which attracted more than 60,000 participants from 140 countries. The event also saw a record 569 speakers, close to 1,000 exhibitors 55% of the SFF x SWITCH exhibitors were foreign exhibitors. and 41 international pavilions. 2 SFF x SWITCH will return next year from 9 to 13 November 2020. It will build on the
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- Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, 1. A very good morning. I am glad to be back for the second edition of the ATX Summit. a. The inaugural edition last year was fully virtual. So I am happy that we are holding it in a hybrid format this year. A very warm welcome to everyone. 2. Digital technology is changing the world, and COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of change. a. AI and IoT are now more pervasive. More activities are going online. b. The digital economy is growing swiftly, even
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- Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Singapore has official foreign reserves (OFR) of almost US$300 billion. In absolute terms, this is the eleventh highest stock of OFR in the world. As a percentage of GDP and on a per capita basis, it is the third highest in the world. Singapore’s OFR sit on the balance sheet of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and integrated financial regulator. Besides the OFR, there are two other pots of national reserves in Singapore: The Government
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- Michael Bugel, Managing Director, Co-head of APAC, AIMA Lee Kher Sheng, Managing Director, Co-head of APAC and Deputy Global Head of Government Affairs, AIMA Distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen 1. Thank you for inviting me to the AIMA Singapore Annual Forum. It is my pleasure to join all of you again this year. 2. Last year, the financial markets were challenging. The business environment was fraught with global geopolitical uncertainties, inflationary pressure, and rising interest rates after
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- Mr Leong Sing Chiong, Deputy MD, MAS IBF Council members Award recipients Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen Introduction 1 Good Evening. Thank you for inviting me to the annual IBF Distinction Evening. Each year, the financial services industry gathers to recognise those who have reached the pinnacle of their professions, and those who have contributed significantly to the advancement of the industry, including the development of our workforce. I am delighted to be here to celebrate those
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- This January 2016 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. sdzkl1;Yah 2 Consumer Price Developments in January 2016 CPI-All Items inflation came in at -0.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in January CPI-All Items inflation was -0.6% in January, unchanged from that in December. While services inflation moderated and car prices fell more sharply, these were offset by a