MAS in the International Arena Hosting 2006 IMF and World Bank Meetings and Singapore 2006 Together with the Ministry of Finance, MAS is preparing for the IMF/World Bank Group of Governors Annual Meetings in September 2006 in Singapore. The Annual Meetings is a major event in the calendar of the international financial community. The event is likely to bring 16,000 participants from more than 180 countries to Singapore. Among them will be Heads of Government, Finance Ministers, Central Bankers, Chief Executives of leading companies and the international media. Complementing the Meetings will be a series of programmes including seminars, meetings, social and cultural events, and the first Singapore Biennale. Collectively known as Singapore 2006, the series of events will highlight Singapore as a global city with a world of opportunities.