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- 1 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. 2 Thank you for inviting me to your Annual General Meeting Luncheon, and thank you for the very warm welcome. May I congratulate Mr Darren Thomson on his election as the President of LIA and Mr Tan Hak Leh as Deputy President. I would also like to thank them personally for agreeing to take up the challenge to lead the LIA under such difficult times. Lessons from the current financial crisis 3 The steepness and to some extent the suddenness of the recent
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- -------- MAS ED Quarterly Bulletin, June 2001 Contents Overview Monetary Policy Statement, July 2001 1 Macroeconomic Developments 1.1 External Developments 2 3 4 5 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Domestic Output Box Item: Some Recent Trends in the Tourism Industry Aggregate Demand Fiscal Developments Balance of Payments Financial Market Developments International Financial Markets 2.1 Domestic Financial Markets 2.2 Wage-Price Dynamics External Inflation 3.1 Domestic Price Pressures 3.2 CPI Inflation
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- Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter, Ladies and gentlemen, 1. A very good morning, I am happy to make it to the Forum in person this year! a. A year ago, we were gathered here at “point zero” – to take a fresh, cross-sector perspective on the way forward for the digital financial services ecosystem. b. We covered two key issues – harnessing the potential of Web3 technology; and mobilising FinTech to tackle sustainability. c. I spoke about three double helixes for FinTech: i. The Swiss-Singapore
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- Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, 1 Good morning, and to our foreign guests, a very warm welcome to Singapore. I am happy to join you today at the 4th Annual Asian Bond Markets Summit hosted by The Asset in association with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 2 The financial landscape has changed dramatically over a span of the last two years. Global markets have undergone tremendous financial and economic distress, aggravated by the downward spiral of market confidence and apprehension
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- MR THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM SENIOR MINISTER AND COORDINATING MINISTER FOR SOCIAL POLICIES AND MINISTER-IN-CHARGE OF THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE 1 The Singapore economy is going through its most severe downturn since independence. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) seeks to anchor economic and financial stability, and support businesses and individuals in riding out the COVID19 crisis. MAS is also positioning the financial sector to emerge stronger, so that it can continue to support
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- INTRODUCTION 1 Ladies and Gentlemen. Good morning and thank you for inviting me to this Structured Products Asia 2007 conference. With increasing interest in this rapidly growing area, it is important for market participants to have a forum to discuss and understand the latest developments in the structured products industry. I understand that this is the third time this event is held but the first time that the organizers have chosen Singapore as the preferred location. I hope to see more of
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- Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. 1 Let me begin by thanking the organizers for inviting me here today. I understand that this is the first of a series that Islamic Finance News will be staging; after which the forum will travel to Hong Kong, Jakarta, Cairo, London and New York. I would like to thank IFN for kicking off the roadshow in Singapore. My remarks will focus on how Singapore, as a major financial centre in Asia, views the growth of Islamic finance and what the MAS is doing to facilitate
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- Introduction I am very honoured to be invited to participate in this Conference on Global Financial Markets and in particular on the commodity markets. High food and fuel prices continue to hog the headlines nowadays. I am sure the proceedings of this Conference will attract strong interest. The Commodities World 2 The importance of commodities cannot be over-emphasised. Commodities are the critical raw materials that feed our peoples and our factories, and power our economies. In countries where
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- 1 The Government announced today the following measures to maintain a stable and sustainable property market: a) Increase the holding period for imposition of Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD) from the current one year to three years. b) For property buyers who already have one or more outstanding housing loans 1 at the time of the new housing purchase: i. Increase the minimum cash payment from 5% to 10% of the valuation limit 2 ; and ii. Decrease the Loan-to-Value (LTV) limit for housing loans granted
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- Singapore, 13 October 2020… Imperial College Business School and the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University (SMU) today launched the Singapore Green Finance Centre (SGFC). This is Singapore’s first research institute dedicated to green finance research and talent development. The SGFC is supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and nine founding partners: Bank of China Limited, BNP Paribas, Fullerton Fund Management, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Schroders, Standard