Sidebar

Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

Retail CBDC offers more flexible monetary policy

Retail CBDC offers more flexible monetary policy

Speakers: Xie Taojun and Ammu George 12 May 2022

Recent survey results on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) released by the Bank for International Settlements show that monetary policy implementation is a key motivation for the central banks to consider retail CBDC issuance. Xie Taojun, a Senior Research Fellow and Assistant Director (Research), and Ammu George, a Research Fellow, from the Asia Competitiveness Institute, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, discuss how a retail CBDC provides a solution to Singapore’s unique monetary policy circumstances.

Learn more

Of state and society: Does Singapore have social capital?

Of state and society: Does Singapore have social capital?

Speakers: Dr Georgios Georgiou 19 Apr 2025

Improving carbon credit frameworks to enhance carbon project quality and financing

Improving carbon credit frameworks to enhance carbon project quality and financing

Speakers: Professor Johan Sulaeman, Mr Desmond Tay, Mr Michael Alexander 14 Apr 2025