MAS, PBOC to deepen collaboration in green and transition finance

MAS, PBOC to deepen collaboration in green and transition finance

[SINGAPORE] The central banks of Singapore and China reaffirmed their commitment to push on with their cooperation in green and transition finance. At the third Singapore-China Green Finance Taskforce (GFTF) meeting, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and People’s Bank of China (PBOC) strengthened their partnership to advance taxonomy interoperability, MAS said on Friday (Jul…

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MAS, PBOC to deepen cooperation in green and transition finance

MAS, PBOC to deepen collaboration in green and transition finance

[SINGAPORE] The central banks of Singapore and China reaffirmed their commitment to push on with their cooperation in green and transition finance. At the third Singapore-China Green Finance Taskforce (GFTF) meeting, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and People’s Bank of China (PBOC) strengthened their partnership to advance taxonomy interoperability, MAS said on Friday (Jul…

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Singapore stocks notch 5-day rally ahead of GDP data

Singapore stocks notch 5-day rally ahead of GDP data

[SINGAPORE] The local bourse extended its winning streak to end the week on a high note as investment sentiments have been undisturbed by tariff news, ahead of the release of the advance GDP estimate for the second quarter of 2025 next Monday. The blue-chip Straits Times Index (STI) closed 0.3 per cent or 12.11 points…

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Misinformation is already a problem during natural disasters. AI chatbots aren’t helping

Misinformation is already a problem during natural disasters. AI chatbots aren’t helping

When deadly flash floods hit central Texas last week, people on social media site X turned to artificial intelligence chatbot Grok for answers about whom to blame. Grok confidently pointed to President Trump. “Yes. Trump’s 2025 cuts slashed NOAA/NWS funding by ~30% and staff by 17%, impairing forecast accuracy. Warnings underestimated rainfall, contributing to inadequate…

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What Was Paul Gauguin Looking For?

What Was Paul Gauguin Looking For?

In June, 1891, Paul Gauguin arrived in Tahiti. He was forty-three. With him—according to Sue Prideaux, whose new biography of Gauguin, “Wild Thing,” is the first to appear in English in thirty years—he carried “a hundred meters of canvas, a large collection of paint tubes from Lefranc & Cie, a rifle to shoot the wild…

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Conor McPherson’s Reliable Treasure

Conor McPherson’s Reliable Treasure

Conor McPherson’s small 1997 masterwork “The Weir” has been one of the most reliable treasures of the Irish Repertory Theatre. First directed by Ciarán O’Reilly in 2013, revived in 2015, and released as a digital performance in 2020, O’Reilly’s exquisite production returns again this summer (through Aug. 31). It’s shrewd counter-programming for these sweltering days:…

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