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- The Prime Minister of Malaysia, His Excellency Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Razak The President of Comoros, His Excellency Ikililou Dhoinine The President of the Islamic Development Bank, His Excellency Ahmad Mohamed Ali Chairman of the World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation Tun Musa Hitam Ministers and distinguished guests Ladies and gentlemen Introduction 1 It is my pleasure to be here today and have the opportunity to share some thoughts. 2 Let me first congratulate the WIEF on the progress it has
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- Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. It is an honour and a pleasure to address the Green Swan Conference again. As chair of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), I would also like to express my gratitude, on behalf of the NGFS, for the opportunity to co-host this conference with the Bank for International Settlements, the European Central Bank, and the People’s Bank of China. From a climate perspective, 2020 to 2030 is the “critical decade” . While everyone is busy making
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- Professor Laura Starks – President, Society for Financial Studies Professor Ron Masulis – Program Chair Professor Jun-Koo Kang – Associate Chair, Nanyang Technological University Professor Bernard Yeung – Dean and Stephen Riady Distinguished Professor, National University of Singapore, President, Asian Bureau of Financial & Economic Research Professor Massimo Massa – The Rothschild Chaired Professor of Banking, INSEAD Associate Professor Johan Sulaeman – Dean’s Chair, Department of Finance, NUS Business
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- By Danny Quah This study was published as Special Feature C in the April 2022 Macroeconomic Review. 110 Macroeconomic Review | April 2022 Special Feature C The Roles of Central Banks Evolution, or Demand and Supply? Danny Quah1 This Special Feature reviews some of the key forces driving central banks changing roles over the past half-century. In the 1980s, a powerful consensus emerged across the global economy for making central banks independent in pursuit of price stability
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- Professor Bernard Yeung, Dean, NUS Business School, whose tireless efforts have brought to fruition the Asian Bureau of Financial and Economics Research, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Interesting Times Again Monetary policy has become interesting again. The Great Moderation, beginning in the mid-1980s and spanning two decades, marked the triumph of monetary policy over the scourge of inflation. The formula worked brilliantly – independent central banks, with clear mandates
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- The global recovery was set back in Q4 2020 and Q1 this year, due to a resurgence in COVID-19 infections and the attendant disruption in economic activity. The strong and synchronous global rebound observed in Q3 2020 has given way to greater cross-country divergence in growth. However, the recovery momentum should be regained over the rest of 2021 as substantial policy stimulus flows through and vaccination programmes allow the progressive reopening of borders. Business and consumer sentiment surveys
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- Mr Lester Gray, Chairman of IMAS Mrs Patricia Khoo, Chairman of the Organizing Committee Mr Michael Lim, Executive Director of IMAS Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning. 1 Four years ago, I had the pleasure of delivering a speech at this same event. It is a stark contrast of the business environment today compared to 2005. 2 Some commentators have described the current times as a “major turning point” as all financial institutions including asset managers stand at the cusp
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- Guidelines to enhance fund management companies’ and real estate investment trust managers’ management of environmental risk. These guidelines set out MAS’ expectations on environmental risk management for all fund management companies and real estate investment trust managers. The guidelines cover: Governance and strategy Research and portfolio construction Portfolio risk management Stewardship Disclosure of environmental risk information Monetary Authority of Singapore GUIDELINES ON ENVIRONMENTAL
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- A very good morning to everyone. For guests who have joined us from overseas, a very warm welcome to Singapore. Optimism and New Landscape 2 In recent months, we have seen more optimism about an economic recovery. Indicators such as Industrial Production, Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index and Merchandise Exports returned to modest growth at the global level in the second quarter this year [1] . 3 While the worst may appear to be over for the global economy, the outlook remains uncertain
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- Response VIEW DOCUMENT Response to Feedback: Proposed Modifications to Regulatory Requirements for Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance Business (14.6 KB) Consultation Paper VIEW DOCUMENT Proposed Modifications to Regulatory Requirements for Trade Credit and Political Risk Insurance Business (55.1 KB) CONSULTATION PAPER ON PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRADE CREDIT & POLITICAL RISK INSURANCE BUSINESS - RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK RECEIVED - Introduction 1 1.1