IMF Staff Country Reports

Singapore: Selected Issues

October 9, 2001

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Summary

The major objectives of the banking system reform are twofold: first, to continue to gradually open domestic banks to greater competition from foreign banks, and second, for Singapore banks to retain significant domestic market share in this more open environment as well as to become significant participants in the regional market. The authorities have clearly stated that they see the process of mergers and consolidation of the local banks as inevitable, but that they do not intend to force the process.

Subject: Banking, Capital productivity, Economic sectors, Financial markets, Financial sector, Labor productivity, Manufacturing, Production, Securities markets

Keywords: Banking sector, Bond issue, Capital productivity, CR, Credit facilities, Currency swap, Equity listing, Exchange rate, Financial sector, Foreign currency, Global, Government bond, Insider trading, Interest rate, ISCR, Labor productivity, Manufacturing, S$ credit facilities, S$ proceeds, Securities markets

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    83

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2001/177

  • Stock No:

    1SGPEA0012001

  • ISBN:

    9781451834192

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685