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As the entertainment industry reopens for the fully vaccinated today (Sept 9th), artists and business owners in the creative industry share insights about preparing for “The Great Reopening”, as well as the challenges they expect to face in the coming months.

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Many of us may have started using fitness trackers, or calorie trackers to keep an eye on how we move and consume, you might also subscribe to a virtual gym membership so that you can attend sessions with other like-minded individuals. But this is not the limit of how tech is involved in fitness and wellbeing - not by a longshot. We talk to Dev about the involvement of AI in tech amongst other things, and how it could help us on our way to a healthier lifestyle.

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Founded in July 2020, Nutribah is a start-up that adopts a farm-to-table model for its organic produce using IoT-based smart farming technology to optimise production capacity while undertaking eco-friendly farming practices to reduce environmental degradation.

What are some of the financial planning lessons to take away from the pandemic? How do you build yourself back up after losing your savings and what are the common mistakes made during the financial crisis triggered by Covid-19? Should you have taken the moratorium or even dip into your EPF? Licensed financial planner Joyce Chuah answers all these questions and more with Sim Wie Boon on this episode of Ringgit and Sense.

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We ask Loong Kok Wen, Head of Regional Property Sector at RHB Investment Bank to dissect how property counters performed this 2Q and get her take on outlook, as well as whether she expects to see the sector consolidate in these challenging times.

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Finance Minister Tengku Dato’ Sri Zafrul Aziz recently commented on the important role that development financial institutions (DFIs) play in Malaysia’s post-pandemic economic recovery. But how much development progress has been made by the 18 DFIs in the country so far? We discuss how to make DFIs more effective with Dato’ Sri Nazir Razak, Chair of Bank Pembangunan.

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Affordable homes have been the only bright sparks in a moribund property sector, but new growth opportunities can and must be unearthed, possibly in the ports management and tourism sector, according to Tan Sri Lim Hock San, Executive Chairman of LBS Bina.

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Dato' Thavalingam Thavarajah, Managing Partner at T Thavalingam & Co discusses legal and non-legal options available to employers to create a safe and comfortable working environment.

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El Salvador recently became the first country to adopt bitcoin as its national currency, replacing the dollar. Professor Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics, INSEAD discusses the readiness of bitcoin as legal tender, and the case for digital currencies going forward.

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Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy at Mizuho Bank gives us his take on recent US jobs numbers, ECB's likely policy decision, and how he expects South East Asian economies will recover from the pandemic.

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