The BIS Innovation Hub is launching a new project around central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) protocols as part of its 2022 work programme.

A key delegate at Singapore International Water Week 2022 – a five‑day event for the global water industry to share best practices, showcase technologies and explore solutions – highlighted the urgent nature of the water‑related challenges facing the world. Dechen Tsering, Regional Director and Representative for Asia and the Pacific on the United Nations Environment Programme, said: “We don’t have decades for something that is put into a legally binding instrument to roll down to society. These amazing innovations, these amazing technologies, this amazing finance – it’s not happening fast enough, and we don’t have enough time.”

The world's major central banks and monetary authorities have kicked off studies into CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currencies) in recent years. Monetary authority of Singapore and Swedish central bank have undertaken or contemplated related pilot projects, and the People's Bank of China (PBC) is also actively exploring the possibility of introducing its CBDC in this second largest economy in the world. This article puts forward some thoughts on issuing CBDC in China.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released today a report detailing potential uses of a purpose-bound digital Singapore dollar (SGD) and the supporting infrastructure required, marking the successful completion of Phase 1 of Project Orchid [1] .

The seventh edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) kicks off today as an in-person event from 31 October to 4 November. Organised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Elevandi [1] , the theme of SFF 2022 is ‘Building Resilient Business Models amid Volatility and Change'.

Singapore published a five-pronged strategy to prevent, detect, investigate, and enforce against terrorism financing (TF). The National Strategy for Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) provides a roadmap for the development of future action plans to combat TF.

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) held the 6th CSRC-MAS Supervisory Roundtable on January 26, 2022 by video conference.

Beijing Dao Tai Liang He Private Fund Management Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dynamic Technology Lab Private Limited in Singapore, a high-tech investment institution managing USD 3 billion (around CNY 19.1 billion) worth of assets and trading over USD 600 million every day worldwide.

Temasek Holdings, a Singapore state-owned company is gearing up to conduct a $100 million fundraising. According to Bloomberg, this fundraising is for the venture capital company, Animoca Brands.

Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) today released its market statistics for July 2022. Growth in iron ore trading activity lifted commodity derivatives volume to a four-month high, while secondary fundraising increased despite challenging market conditions.

A clutch of institutional investors, including Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, acquired a 13.6% stake held by US private equity major Blackstone in Sona BLW Precision Forgings for about Rs 4,044 crore.

Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) and the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) announced today that the NSE IFSC-SGX Connect is ready to trade and clear Nifty equity derivatives for global institutions.