OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
Benjamin E Diokno: A strong nation amid a…
Officers and members of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) led by its President, Atty. Francisco Ed Lim, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. For today, I chose the theme, "A Strong Nation Amid A…
Benjamin E Diokno: The Philippine economy – bright…
Friends from The Asset, stakeholders from the financial sector and investment community, members of the media, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. I would like to thank The Asset for always inviting us to take part in…
Bank Rate maintained at 0.75% – August 2019
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 31 July…
Shaktikanta Das: Global risks and policy challenges facing…
Thank you for inviting me to this forum. I intend to cover some of the global risks and policy challenges from the perspective of emerging market economies (EMEs). We are aware that most EMEs have…
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the…
International Economic Conditions Members commenced their discussion by noting that the data on the global economy released since the previous meeting had been mixed. GDP growth outcomes for the March quarter in some economies had…
MAS Transfers S$45 billion to the Government for…
Singapore, 8 May 2019…The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said today that it would be transferring S$45 billion from the official foreign reserves (OFR) to the Government for long-term investment. This amount is the excess…
Luis de Guindos: Presentation of the European Central…
Introductory remarks by Mr Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, to the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Brussels, 1 April 2019. Mr Chairman, Honourable Members of the Committee…
RBA: Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of…
Members Present Philip Lowe (Governor and Chair), Guy Debelle (Deputy Governor), Mark Barnaba AM, Wendy Craik AM, Philip Gaetjens, Ian Harper, Allan Moss AO, Carol Schwartz AM, Catherine Tanna Others Present Luci Ellis (Assistant Governor, Economic), Christopher Kent (Assistant Governor, Financial Markets), Alexandra Heath (Head, Economic Analysis Department), Marion Kohler (Head, Domestic…