Singapore
S'pore names health min Lim as MAS deputy chairman
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, the city state's central bank, said on Tuesday that Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang has been appointed deputy chairman with effect from January.
Singapore announces changes in currency policy
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, the central bank, has allowed banks in the country to lend Singapore dollars to non-residents in the city state in an effort to further liberalise its policy on non-internationalisation of the Singapore dollar and…
Indonesia c.bank sees firmer rupiah early in 2001
Indonesia's central bank on Thursday said it was confident the rupiah would strengthen to 8,000-8,500 against the dollar by early next year, but added the bank would continue to prop up the currency if necessary.