Let's Talk, Singapore

Washington Report Ep 21: US works on its international relations and climate crisis efforts 10:32 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Ryan Huang and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: US President Joe Biden faced some challenges at the G20 Summit...

Joey Chew, Senior Asia FX Strategist, HSBC discusses how Asian currencies including the SGD will be impacted by the FOMC's expected tapering annoucement in its meeting this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of the Biden administration’s agenda at the G20 summit along with what to expect from the upcoming COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Kuo, co-founder, The Smart Investor reflects on some of the highlights in the news for the month of October, along with his analysis on the top market winners and losers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After much consideration, Goldbell Corporation  has recently announced the completion of its acquisition of electric car-sharing firm BlueSG and is set to invest S$40 million to grow the company over the next two years. Kelvin Tay, Managing Director, Future Mobility Goldbell & Director, BlueSG shares the company's thought process when deciding on what to add on to their business vertices...

The Breakfast Huddle serves up what investors should be watching in the world of business and finance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside Hong Kong Ep 12: Stricter quarantine rules to achieve Hong Kong's Covid Zero goal 7:17 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong. The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly and Timothy Go on the following points: Current exemptions to skip mandatory 21-day hotel quarantine will be removed (0:44...

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Eoonomic and Strategy, Mizuho Bank recaps their policy decisions this week with the focus on boJ, ECB, BoC and FOMC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Due to the impacts of Covid-19 in the F&B sector, such as rental costs and supply chain issues, many businesses, including Penang Culture, have had to adapt in order to survive. Shawn Lim, Executive Director, Penang Culture, shares more about their pivoting efforts and how they intend to consistently adapt to consumer preferences during this period. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

As Singapore flits between living and following various Covid-19 restrictions, e-grocers now have a bigger part to play in showcasing how Singaporeans can live comfortable in a Covid-19 world. Richard Ruddy, Chief Retail Officer & Head of Grocery, Lazada Singapore , shares how Redmart – which was bought over by Lazada in 2016 – intends to meet the demands of Singapore’s rapid...

Bharati Jagdish and Ryan Huang spoke with Lee Nai Jia, Deputy Director, Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS)  on The Breakfast Huddle about the recently announced tighter buying and selling conditions under a new prime location public housing (PLH) model, and the impact on the property market here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Breakfast Huddle serves up what investors should be watching in the world of business and finance.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wai-Shin Chan, Global head of Climate Change Centre and ESG Research, HSBC,  discusses the challenges in addressing climate change globally and how realistic it will be for COP26 to make progress.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the Covid-19 pandemic has opened our eyes to the benefits of a remote or hybrid workplace, it also raises the question - what’s left of the head office? Sujith Abraham, Senior Vice President and General Manager, ASEAN, Salesforce shares about the Digital HQ, a single platform that connects people, all while being easy and flexible, along with how it could possibly change Singapore's wo...

VTL has been the buzzword since it started in early September and a lot of the coverage so far has been centred on the leisure front. Bertrand Saillet, Managing Director, FCM Travel Asia  shares the importance of opening up our borders to specific countries and the effectiveness of Singapore's VTL in helping the corporate travel scene.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

The trillion-dollar-valuation club has a new member in Tesla, after reaching $1 trillion in market value recently. Tesla’s valuation milestone came as car-rental company Hertz placed an order for 100,000 of its vehicles -- that makes up 20% of its rental fleet.  Walter Theseira, Associate Professor, Economics & Head, Master of Management (Urban Transportation) Programme, Singapore U...

The Breakfast Huddle serves up what investors should be watching in the world of business and finance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Regional Round-up Ep 21: Assessing the call for an Asean travel corridor in Covid era 10:44 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Ryan Huang and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Climate change - one of the main issues of the Asean summit (1:07) US Pr...

Chris Brankin, CEO, TD Ameritrade Singapore  talks about takeaways from the latest round of earnings from Alphabet, Microsoft and etc, plus whether he agrees with HSBC's contrarian call to go overweight on Chinese stocks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While we remain understandably preoccupied with the Covid-19 crisis, the recurring threat of time spent on repetitive tasks is not something businesses can afford to continue putting off. Hidir Koh, Head of Process Automation, Paloe  shares an overview of the rising trend towards business automation and the ways in which digital transformation through automation and AI can level the playing f...

Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times  gives an analysis of the commencement of the annual summit among ASEAN leaders, impact of Myanmar's absence from the meetings, Indonesia call for a broader reopening among ASEAN countries to spur regional travel, and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

According to the recently released Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2021, Singapore has still managed to maintain its 5th position in Asia and 17th position globally as a startup ecosystem, despite the impact caused by Covid-19 and the rapid developments of foreign startup ecosystems. Lim Qing Ru, Interim-CEO & Board Member, Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE), shares about the r...

China Perspective Ep 17: China's pilot schemes to tax residential and commercial property in cities 6:17 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Ryan Huang and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Value of heavily-indebted Evergrande's outstanding liabilities (0:33)...

Washington Report Ep 20: Examining Biden’s pick for an ambassador to Singapore 11:23 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: What to expect from the new US ambassador to Singapore - entrepren...

Moshin Aziz, analyst, Pangolin Investment Management, discusses why Flight Centre and Booking.com are his top two holdings in his Aviation Recovery Fund which is up 16% year to date. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.