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- No More 1-Cent Coins from BCCS The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore ("BCCS") will stop issuing 1-cent coins from 1 April 2002. However, the public can continue to use their 1-cent coins, as the coins will remain legal tender. 2 The 1-cent coin is not actively used by the public. Every year, more than 50 million pieces of new 1-cent coins are issued but only 3 million of these coins are returned to BCCS. SRA and CASE Support the Move 3 BCCS has consulted the Singapore Retailers
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- REPLY TO PQ ON ODD LOT TRADING Date : For Parliamentary Sitting on 24 May 2002 Question To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) if there are plans to merge the odd lot trading market with the main board of the Singapore Exchange; (b) if there are, when; and (c) if there none, will the Minister enlighten the House and the investing public the rationale for continuing to keep the odd lot market separate. Answer : SGX does not currently have any plans to merge the odd lot trading
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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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- Singapore, 16 January 2003...The Singapore and US Governments have reached an agreement on the issue of free transfer of capital, which was the only outstanding matter in the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. The agreement provides for the free transfer of capital in both countries and enhances the protection and rights of US investors, while maintaining Singapore's freedom of action to take appropriate measures in the event of an economic crisis. Singapore and the US share a strong commitment
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- Singapore today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Dubai. Singapore will host the 2006 Boards of Governors Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. 2 Hosting this meeting demonstrates Singapore's commitment to the work of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group. Singapore actively supports the programmes of these institutions through its collaboration on technical co-operation
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- Singapore, 24 September 2003...The Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group today appointed Mr. Lim Hng Kiang, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Finance, to chair the Boards of Governors of the IMF and the World Bank. Singapore's term for chairmanship will last for one year until the end of the 2004 Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. 2 The Boards of Governors are the highest decision-making bodies in their respective institutions
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- Mr Heering Ligthart, President, ACI Financial Markets Association Mr Mervyn Fong, President, ACI Singapore Distinguished Guests, ladies and gentlemen INTRODUCTION 1 I am happy to be here to celebrate ACI Singapore's 30 th anniversary with you this evening. Turning 30 is a significant milestone. ACI Singapore plays an important role in our treasury market. Your growth as an association has also mirrored Singapore's emergence as an international financial centre. THE SINGAPORE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
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- Finance Ministers of ASEAN member states The ASEAN Secretary-General Ladies and Gentlemen 1 Let me first welcome all of you to Singapore for the 8th ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting INTRODUCTION 2 In 1997, ASEAN was hit by its worst-ever economic crisis. The Asian Financial Crisis dealt a severe blow to all of us. One after another, our countries succumbed to the flight of capital and investors. Several economies were on the verge of collapse. Before we could fully recover from the Crisis, we
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- A very warm welcome to the Singapore Fintech Festival and the Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology! Impact X Innovation Much of our world today is powered by science and technology. In recent decades, humanity has experienced change at a pace that few would have thought possible. Innovation, and the advancement of technology, have brought about great economic and societal progress. a. COVID-19 has further accelerated the pace of change. The pandemic has speeded the adoption of digital technology
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- Haslinda Amin: As we emerge from the pandemic, we are seeing a divergence in monetary policy. The Fed remains patient. Despite the fact that Fed officials are split down the middle, the Bank of Korea raised rate, the Bank of Thailand may cut, Bank Indonesia may do the same and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand was derailed by one COVID case, a divergence, despite the fact that central banks around the world are mulling over the same question, where are we in this economic recovery? To taper or not