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Monetary Authority Of Singapore Pauses Policy Tightening

By Renju Jaya   ✉  | Published:  | Google News Follow Us  | Join Us
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Singapore's central bank kept its policy stance unchanged on Friday as policymakers assessed that the past five successive tightening was sufficient to curb imported inflation and to bring medium-term price stability.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore, or MAS, decided to maintain the prevailing rate of appreciation of the S$NEER policy band. There will be no change to its width and the level at which it is centered.

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