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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
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- "Towards Sounder International Finance" INTRODUCTION I am happy to address the Manila Framework Group. 2 Prospects for the region have brightened considerably since your inaugural gathering in November 97, in the depths of the regional economic turmoil. The worst of the crisis is now well past. Most of the crisis-countries are seeing growth again. Investor sentiment while edgy, is generally upbeat. Equity markets have surged, some beyond pre-crisis levels. Currencies have stabilised; indeed some
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- Source: Asias Brave New Business Cycle Part II: Intra-regional Trade, Asia-Pacific Economics Analyst, Issue No 2002/15, 2 Sep 2002. Source: Asian International Input-Output Table 1995, Institute of Developing economies, Japan External Trade Organisation, 2001.
- Economic Policy Department -------- Macroeconomic Review, January 2003 Growth of the stock broking segment was hit by poor investor sentiment.
- Given that there are a number of competing economic forces that influence the relationship between GST and inflation, the size of eventual pass-through is clearly an empirical issue.
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- This study was published as Special Feature A in the October 2011 Macroeconomic Review. 68 Macroeconomic Review, October 2011 Special Feature A An Overview of the Satellite Model of Singapore1 Introduction Macroeconomic models are stylised depictions of economic reality, as they attempt to replicate the main mechanisms of an entire economic system. Thus, a complex economic system can be made far more tractable in order to facilitate economic analysis. A
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- Dinner Remarks By Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Second Minister For Finance At JPMorgan Chase Asia Pacific Senior Directors' Conference Date: 16 January 2003 Introduction If we were having this dinner six years ago and looking into the future, not many would have envisaged the events of the last six years. In January 1997, markets were becoming a little uneasy about the excesses in Asia built up over the boom years. But nobody would have thought that when the Thai baht floated in July 1997, it would trigger
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- Introduction 1. In my remarks, I will reflect on the economic impact of COVID-19 and policy responses; next, survey the current state of play, and conclude with key aspects of the ongoing policy agenda. This Time was Different 2 This time, it was different. Specific causes may have been dominant in typical business cycle recessions of the past. But in 2020, several factors combined to unleash a series of complex, dynamic forces on the global economy. 3 First, the pandemic invoked a
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- Mayor Tang, Minister Teo, Assistant Minister Li, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. Welcome to the 3rd Singapore-China (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative (CCI) Financial Summit. Let me first thank Chongqing for hosting this Summit. We are honoured to have with us representatives from all ten ASEAN central banks. The global economy is recovering from one of the deepest recessions in history. With COVID-19 still raging globally, the recovery has been uneven and remains uncertain
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- Mr Geoff Bromley, Chairman of Conference, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1 Good morning. First let me extend a warm welcome to all our guests from overseas. I wish you a fruitful and enjoyable stay in Singapore. Allow me to also congratulate the organisers - Asia Insurance Review and The Geneva Association, also the co-organiser, Guy Carpenter, for putting together a very interesting conference program that has attracted such a strong turnout here today. Seizing Opportunities
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- Chairman and Council members of ABS, Ladies and Gentlemen It is my pleasure to join you at the 43rd ABS Annual Dinner this evening. The global economy: slower for longer 2 Since I addressed the ABS in 2014, the global economy has continued to recover. But growth has been lacklustre and uneven. Risks remain, not least the prospect of political instability and the possibility of a rise in protectionist tendencies in the major economies. 3 In the near term, the unexpected results of the UK’s EU
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- Dr John Williams, President and CEO, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Distinguished guests, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon. And a warm welcome to Singapore and to the Symposium on Asian Banking and Finance, jointly organised by the MAS and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Banking systems have returned to a more stable footing since the Global Financial Crisis. Banks are holding larger capital and liquidity buffers than before. Their return on equity (ROE) continues