Singapore
MAS expects slower growth in Singapore’s financial sector
Central bank says major impact from tariffs has yet to emerge at release of annual report
Singapore eases monetary policy for first time since 2020
Central bank slows exchange rate appreciation as core inflation falls and trade concerns loom
Five veterans join Central Banking's advisory board
New members come from Italy, Kenya, Singapore, Switzerland and the US
Central bankers weigh up prospects for Project Nexus
Policy-makers from Asean states, India and EU discuss goals for multilateral cross-border payments link
Georgia and Namibia sign MoUs with MAS’s new fintech network
Singapore’s GFTN agrees to provide advisory services to emerging economies’ central banks
MAS launches new fintech network
Global Finance and Technology Network to hold forums, offer advisory services and invest in start-ups
MAS boosts support for training financial leaders
Singapore’s central bank to provide more funding to upskill promising finance professionals
CBDC transactions reach 7 trillion yuan, PBoC official says
Figure suggests e-CNY transactions almost quadrupled in the year to June
MAS to conduct quantum security trials with major banks
Experiments on quantum key distribution aim to enhance financial sector’s cyber resilience
Philippines to issue up to four more digital bank licences
New entrants must bring new services to the table, central bank says
MAS review aims to boost Singapore’s stock market
Central bank-led group will look into how SGX might attract more IPOs
Singapore leaves monetary policy unchanged
Decision comes despite moderation in domestic inflation
MAS steps up support for AI and quantum computing capabilities
Central bank to provide extra S$100 million for financial institutions to explore new technologies
MAS carbon emissions rise amid shift to greener investment portfolio
Equity and corporate bond climate exposures fall as rising air travel and data use drive up own emissions
AI, quantum computing and tokenisation set to transform finance – Menon
But significant barriers remain preventing the technologies from unlocking their full potential
BIS instant payments trial to move from ‘concept to reality’
India joins Project Nexus as it prepares for “live implementation”
MAS expands asset tokenisation initiatives
Central bank publishes white paper on shared ledger system, and expands ‘Project Guardian’
Reserve Bank of India plans to take payments system to 20 countries
Peruvian central bank signs agreement to use India’s Unified Payment Interface
China links CBDC to Hong Kong’s fast payments system
Hong Kong residents can top up wallets via 17 retail banks as PBoC continues to promote use
Cecilia Skingsley on monetary policy tech and a unified ledger
Head of the BIS Innovation Hub speaks about tokenisation, CBDCs and the ‘black box problem’ in AI
Central banks prepare for the rise of AI
AI will not replace accountability in monetary policy decision-making, MAS chief says