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Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Tuesday launched the NTU-SGX Center for Financial Education that will offer courses relevant to the fast-developing markets of the region.

Speaking at the collaboration agreement signing ceremony, NTU President Su Guaning said that center aims to bring the practice of finance in Singapore and the region to a new level of excellence and sophistication by facilitating industry-relevant training and thought leadership for capital market professionals.

He noted that the establishment of the center rides on the wave of the positive economic outlook for Singapore with the government ‘s growth forecast for 2010 upgraded to a blistering 13 to 15 percent.

He added that the center integrates the strengths of SGX, an outstanding exchange in the Asia-Pacific, with NTU’s Nanyang Business School, which is ranked among the top 30 in the world.