IQ Interview with HKMA Deputy CEO Howard Lee

Firms have had their hands full dealing with the market and economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s critical that market participants escalate their efforts to prepare for the shift away from LIBOR, says Howard Lee, deputy chief executive at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

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