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MAS is expecting inflation to be cooling down in 2023 while remaining above 1.5 percent since 2000. What can be foreseen in 2023 with the strength of Singapore dollars? Within today, suppliers of real estate developers in China are refusing to pay back loans because of the unpaid bills. el of dividends and the assessment of the whole market in Singapore will be looked into. On Market View today, B...

Will Sri Lankans accept their new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe? Lawmakers voted in the eighth executive president under the constitution today, in the hope that the 73-year-old would pull the country out of a crippling economic and political crisis. On the Straits Times The Big Story, Assistant Video Editor, Olivia Quay spoke to correspondent Rohini Mohan on the appointment. See omnystudio.com/...

Sri Lankan lawmakers voted acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president today. Will the new president be able to pull the nation out of this current political and economic crisis is among the top concerns now. On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Dr Chulanee Attanayake, Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies at NUS to find out more.  See...

More Singapore employees are attracted to companies that can offer high salaries and benefits. However, in reality, job seekers are keen on more than a base salary.  In Prime’s Time, Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Jaya Dass, Managing Director for Randstad Malaysia and Singapore to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite efforts to clamp down on scams in Singapore, residents here are still at high risk of phone scams. In fact, a recent survey commissioned by cloud communications company, Toku, found that out of the 1,000 respondents in Singapore, 75% have actually answered a scam call recently.  In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Thomas Laboulle, Founder and CEO of Tok...

The Central Bank’s approach to handle inflation is still the top concern of investors this week. Searching for stocks that produce a good level of dividends and the assessment of the whole market in Singapore will be looked into. On Market View today, Chua Tian Tian continues her conversation with David Kuo, Co-founder The Smart Investor to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Hybrid working mode has become a stronger trend for companies across the world. This norm has grown larger among multinational corporations in the financial and technology sectors. With the increasing number of returning-to-office workers, demand for offices will also rise higher. In Prime’s Time, Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Wong Xian Yang, Head of Research, Singapore, Cushman &...

Heatwave strikes in Europe, UK in the mid of choosing the next prime minister are one of the noticeable news in Europe now. Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Rich Preston, Senior World News Reporter / Presenter, BBC to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore saw a slow growth of non-oil export by nine percent last month. Besides, the ECB meeting this coming Thursday with an expectation of raising lending rates is also being looked forward to. In Market View, Prime Time’s Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke with Song Seng Wun, Economist at CIMB Private Banking to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every household in Singapore will get a set of 10 antigen rapid test kits in their letterboxes as the third round of distribution kicked off on Monday (Jul 18), as the country rides through another wave of Covid-19 infections. In the Straits Times The Big Story, Multimedia Correspondent, Cheow Sue-Ann spoke to Dr Elly Sabrina, family physician and director of Banyan Clinic in Woodlands, on whether...

Being a freelancer brings up different benefits in terms of flexible working hours. However, challenges in this working mode are unique related to mental health. One tenth of freelance workers admit not taking time-off in the past 12 months, adding to their vulnerable mentality. Sadly, in immature sectors, these issues are hardly addressed. In Prime’s Time, Timothy Go and Bharati Jagdish spoke wit...

Around the world, policymakers in New Zealand, Canada, South Korea and Philippines have all announced rate hikes over the past week, fanning fears that policymakers could go too far and tip leading economies into a recession. Back home, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has made a surprise off cycle move to tighten its monetary policy, or put simply to strengthen the Singapore dollar and reduce...

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country's acting president today, with voting for the next president in parliament scheduled for July 20. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Dr Chulanee Attanayake from the Institute of South Asian Studies at NUS to weigh in on the developments. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

According to the country’s control of Covid-19, Singapore is expected to be well-prepared for any coming pandemic. A study by Institute of Policy Studies revealed that cost of living including healthcare, utilities and food is among the top concerns of the residents since the country moves on from the pandemic. On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Goh Yan Han, Political Correspondent at...

Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 occupied 50-percent of Covid-19 cases reported in Singapore last Tuesday. On Wednesday, the number of  infected individuals tripled. WHO is giving out warnings that this pandemic is not expected to end anytime soon in the near future. In Prime’s Time, Timothy Go spoke with Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious disease specialist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital to fi...

Environmental, Social and Governance (EGS) investment strategies have progressed from fringe concerns to a core pillar of the industry. A picture of generational shift in attitudes to ESG investment is clearly painted. Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Sylvia Chen, Senior Sustainable Officer, Amundi to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Central banks around the ASEAN region are working to quell inflationary pressures. At home, the Monetary Authority of Singapore announced hours ago that it would re-centre the mid-point of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate or (S$NEER) policy band in a surprise off-cycle move after raising its full-year core inflation forecasts by 0.5 per cent to between 3 and 4 per cent. And ear...

The Singapore economy grew slower than expected in the second quarter this year, indicating weakening global and domestic demand for goods and services amid surging inflation. Meanwhile, the Monetary Authority of Singapore further tightened its policy stance, making room for a stronger Singapore dollar to douse the impact of rising global prices as it raised inflation forecasts for this year. In T...

There has been a great crash of cryptocurrency this year with vulnerable digital currency market amid a global economy’s wider problems. This downturn has claimed the arrival of a “crypto winter”. On SGExtra, Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Brian Fernandez, Managing Director & Co-Founder of Biztech.asia to find out more.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is reported that Singapore is facing the highest shortage of talents in 16 years. A large number of local professionals are expecting to resign from their current jobs this year, chasing for better work-life balance. Coupled with the challenges of remote and hybrid work practices stemming from the pandemic, what can employers do to better attract and retain talent? On Prime Time, host Timothy G...

4Day Work week or Flexible working arrangements or both?  What do Singaporeans really want?  What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different working models?   Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Lauren Huntington, Employee Experience Solution Strategist for Southeast Asia, Qualtrics to find out more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been just two weeks since the US, Britain and their allies decided to notch up the wave of sanctions on Russia to ban the purchase of newly mined and refined gold from the country. But with Russia being the world’s second largest producer of gold, how have gold prices reacted to the news so far, and what does this mean for the prices of gold in the longer term? In Market View, Prime Time's Fi...

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a dramatic increase in consumer demand for online channels, accelerating the paradigm shift towards a digital economy and further fostering the growth of various forms of online fraud attacks and risks. Prime Time’s Timothy Go spoke with Kenneth Koh, Head of Industry Consulting APJ, SAS to find out more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A record year for Singapore’s state investor Temasek Holdings - which had just completed a review of their previous fiscal year. Net Portfolio Value went up by S$22 billion from the previous year and crossed the S$400 billion mark for the first time, with a 1-year total shareholder return (TSR) of 5.8 per cent. We also saw Temasek making several moves to better tap structural trends and better pos...

Singapore replaced China as the top investment destination for Temasek in its last financial year, when the value of its net portfolio surged to a record high of $403 billion despite volatile market conditions. In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia Journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke with Rohit Sipahimalani, Temasek's chief investment officer, about the investor's performance. See omnystud...