SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Wednesday it was removing caps on dividends paid by locally incorporated banks and finance companies, which were introduced amid an uncertain economic outlook earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, the central bank had urged them to cap their total dividends per share for the fiscal year 2020 at 60% of the previous year's level.
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