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- "Sound Banking Systems: A New Growth Imperative" Date: 24 Mar 2000 I am delighted to be with you today. It's a special pleasure to be among so many old friends and colleagues. It's also a great pleasure to be in Singapore under such happy and promising circumstances. Just two years ago, financial and economic conditions throughout Asia were rather grim and the outlook was uncertain. But since then, to the great credit of the people of Asia, significant progress has been achieved. In Thailand, Indonesia
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- Issues Raised in Parliament Reply on CLOB - Committee of Supply 2000 For Parliamentary Sitting on 08 Mar 2000 Answer: 1. Parliament was last updated on the CLOB issue in January this year. I briefed Parliament then on the legal obligations of the parties involved and provided members with copies of the agreement between the Central Depository (CDP) and Securities Clearing Automated Network Services (SCANS). 2. I also informed Parliament that the Minister for Finance Dr Richard Hu had written to his
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- Singapore Treasury Industry Continues to See Robust Growth Industry Sees Diversification Into Capital and Money Market Activities 25 October 2000, Singapore... The Singapore Foreign Exchange Market Committee (SFEMC) today released its survey of the Singapore treasury activities in 1999, which showed a continued robust growth of the treasury market. Total treasury revenue for 1999 rose 12.5% from the previous year to a record S$5.4 billion. Total treasury profits increased substantially by 30% to
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- Singapore, 11 May 2004...The Finance Ministers of ASEAN, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ASEAN + 3) will meet in Jeju, Korea on 15 May 2004. This is the first time that Singapore is chairing this event since the ASEAN + 3 Finance Ministers process was officially established in 2000. The Finance Ministers and their deputies from the ASEAN + 3 countries meet annually to discuss economic and financial developments and policies, and review the progress of regional financial cooperation initiatives
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- Singapore, 2 April 2004...On 7 April 2004, Singapore will host the 8th ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting. The Finance Ministers and their deputies from the ASEAN countries meet annually to discuss the latest economic developments and outlook for the region. This is the first time that Singapore is hosting this event since the Finance Ministers Meeting started in 1997. The Meeting in Singapore will include discussions on the progress of the various ASEAN Finance initiatives. In particular, the Finance
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- Managing Director de Rato, President Wolfensohn, fellow Governors, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen: INTRODUCTION 1 Welcome to the 2004 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. It is indeed a great honor for Singapore and for me personally to be chairing these meetings. 2 On behalf of all the Governors, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new Managing Director of the IMF, Mr. Rodrigo de Rato. We look forward to his leadership of the IMF. Together
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- 29 September 2004, New York...The members of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) are set to capitalise on the strong growth momentum and resurgent interest in the region to showcase ASEAN's business potential at the first ever ASEAN Finance Ministers Investor Seminar in the United States. 2 Topics include "Economic Transformation and Regional Integration within Asia", "ASEAN Growth Sectors" and "ASEAN Capital Markets". 3 ASEAN is entering an exciting new era of high growth. The region
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- Visit By Minister for Trade & Industry Mr Lim Hng Kiang to ASEAN Finance Ministers Investor Seminar and IMF World Bank Meetings in the US Singapore, 24 September 2004...Minister for Trade & Industry Lim Hng Kiang will visit the United States from 27 September 2004 to 4 October 2004. 2 Minister Lim will attend the ASEAN Finance Ministers Investor Seminar in New York on 29 September 2004, where he will deliver the opening address and participate in panel discussions. 3 The seminar has its genesis
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- 1 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Singapore for Securitisation World Asia 2004. Indeed, we are pleased to see the event organised in Singapore for the third time, and that it has again, attracted so many participants. 2 In Asia, securitisation is now considered an essential fixed-income product offering that provides for a very versatile funding technique. We see Asia's debt markets continue to be transformed by such innovative products for raising
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- Dear Sir We refer to "Banks not best body to give credit advice" (ST Forum, 22 December 2004). 2 MoneySENSE is a national programme that brings together collaborative efforts by private, public and people sectors, including the financial planning associations mentioned by Mr Leong, to enhance the basic financial literacy of consumers. We have established procedures to ensure that MoneySENSE programmes are objective and do not promote any specific commercial interest. 3 The articles mentioned