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- Introduction 1 A very good morning to all of you. To our guests from overseas, a very warm welcome to Singapore. 2 I would like to thank the organisers for inviting me to speak at this event. Having spoken at the Inaugural launch of this Conference in 2006, I am pleased that this event is now into its fourth year. Growth & Potential of Takaful 3 A recent study by Swiss Re indicated that the takaful market has grown strongly in the past few years, with a yearly growth of about 25% between
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- The Next Stage: Policy Challenges in Asia. Governor Noyer, Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning 1 It gives me great pleasure to join you today at this Paris Europlace International Financial Forum. Let me warmly welcome Governor Noyer and our overseas visitors to Singapore, and welcome Mr Bresson and your team for holding this Forum in Singapore. Policy Challenges Ahead 2 A year ago, the global financial community was grappling with a severe crisis that hit every part of the
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- This study was published as Special Feature A in the April 2011 Macroeconomic Review. 68 Macroeconomic Review, April 2011 Special Feature A What Drives Private Machinery Investment in Singapore? Introduction Gross capital formation occupies a central role in many economic development. A high share of productive is often held to be a investment prerequisite for economic growth in developing countries. Moreover, the importance of capital formation does
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- Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, Good morning.It is my pleasure to be here on the occasion of the launch of the Singapore Mercantile Exchange’s electronic trading platform. 2 I congratulate the Board and Management of SMX on the launch of the first pan-Asian multi-product commodity and currency derivatives exchange. Since its founding, Singapore has been a major port city that lies at the centre of a region that is rich in natural resources. Commodities trading have early beginnings
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- 1 Good morning, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to be here this morning, and to join so many prominent speakers at the 3rd Annual Asian Bond Markets Summit in Singapore. 2 The financial turmoil that stemmed from the US subprime mortgages last year had reverberated through the securitization markets, the wider debt capital markets, the equities markets and the banking sector – leading to a turbulent phase for financial markets that is unprecedented in magnitude
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- The interview was conducted by Joy Macknight, Editor of The Banker. Summary of remarks by Mr Ravi Menon There are three distinguishing features that make up the crypto ecosystem. First, the blockchain. It is a distributed ledger where ownership of assets is recorded and verified, and transactions take place peer-to-peer and are irrevocable. Second, the concept of tokenisation. This enables all manner of assets or items of value to be represented digitally through a smart contract on a blockchain
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- Introduction Professer De Meyer, distinguished speakers, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. 1. The crisis of 2008-2009 has triggered a fundamental shift in the global financial landscape. A new balance is emerging, as market participants and financial authorities learn the lessons of the crisis and revisit existing paradigms. While the contours of this new landscape are still forming, a significant rebalancing is taking place along three dimensions on the regulatory front: 2. First, there is
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- Domestic demand continued to support US growth, but contracted in several large economies in residential (All the GDP and inflation forecasts cited in this section are drawn from the February 2020 issue of Consensus Economics, which could be revised in the light of the evolving developments
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- Domestic demand continued to support US growth, but contracted in several large economies in residential (All the GDP and inflation forecasts cited in this section are drawn from the February 2020 issue of Consensus Economics, which could be revised in the light of the evolving developments
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- Singapore Green Bond Framework to establish guidelines for green bond issuances by the public sector The Singapore Government today published the Singapore Green Bond Framework (Framework), a governance framework for sovereign green bond issuances under the Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act 2021 (SINGA). The Framework details the Singapore Government’s (i) intended use of green bond proceeds, (ii) governance structure to evaluate and select eligible projects, (iii) operational approach