Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan said funding for the programmes will be offered under MAS’ Asian Financial Leaders Scheme.
The other caters to “high-potential middle-level professionals”, such as those at the senior vice-president and director levels. This serves a wider range of individuals, more than twice the pool at the senior level, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan said on Oct 2. “In exchange for the commitment to send more overseas, we will extend more flexibility in terms of the posting duration and extend funding from two years, up to three years,” he added.
A total of 372 C-suite professionals have graduated from AFLP since its launch in 2015. They include senior executives from Standard Chartered Singapore, UOB, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, DBS Bank and Maybank. “I made connections with other industry leaders, learnt from our collective experience and gained insights that have pushed me to think more critically about the road ahead for our industry,” she said.