MAS to spend $25 million on sustainable finance training
Singaporean central bank says local universities are providing more courses in the field
Singapore’s central bank has earmarked S$35 million (US$25.7 million) for improving workers’ skills in sustainable finance over the next three years.
In a statement, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it had set aside the sum in the Financial Sector Development Fund. The fund had S$1.08 billion in total net assets as of March 31, 2023 and had disbursed S$235 million for the fiscal year, its financial statement showed.
In February 2024, finance minister Lawrence Wong said the government
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