SINGAPORE: Singapore's central bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve have extended a $60 billion swap facility through to March 2021 to bolster U.S dollar lending to firms in the city-state and the wider region, Singapore said on Thursday.
The facility launched in March this year has already seen around $22 billion provided to banks for lending, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said.
The Fed's swap arrangements with central banks globally has "provided a critical backstop" for funding and helped "maintain stability" of financial markets during the pandemic, MAS added. - REUTERS
source https://www.thesundaily.my/business/singapore-extends-60b-swap-facility-with-fed-through-march-2021-IC3224659
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