MAS forecasts inflation in Singapore due to conflict-driven supply chain issues.

The entities involved

• Monetary Authority of Singapore →

  registration authority

  Nothing else this week.

• Singapore →

  sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia

  • The Parliamentary Budget Officer notes that separating capital expenditure (capex) and operational expenditure (opex) is a common practice.Mon 17:41
  • Bird species typically found in Java.Mon 17:13
• Middle East →

  geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

  • A US Air Force base in Fairford, located near the Oxfordshire border, is being utilized due to actions in the Middle East.Mon 17:54
  • Authorities are investigating an incident at a base in Fairford, with possible links to Iran and Russia.Mon 17:54

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• MAS operates within Singapore's financial system.Jul 28
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