Let's Talk, Singapore

Wellian Wiranto, Economist, OCBC Bank, discusses how much of an uptick in the economy the region will see as more border restrictions are eased.

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The recent Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)’s quarterly survey has sounded the alarm over inflation as a key risk for economic recovery. And what’s interesting is that inflation has been under control over the last two decades or so, so current business analysts and many executives have not had to deal with this type of swing, likely ever in their careers. Bhavik Vashi, Area Vice President, Asia, Anaplan talks about some of the common mistakes companies make during periods of high inflation and what businesses can do to react meaningfully to pricing pressures. 

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently voted to move a proposal forward that will require publicly traded companies to disclose the financial risks they face from climate change. John Leung, Director, Southeast Asia & Oceania, CDP shares CDP's plans to implement capacity building programmes for corporate and financial institutions on climate disclosure, and what more can be done to encourage ESG disclosures amongst companies in Singapore and the region. 

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Taking a look at some of the headlines coming out of the region, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, The Straits Times gives an analysis of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines' expansion of their trilateral cooperation in an effort to to bolster national security, Myanmar's top general's plan to ‘annihilate’ opposition forces, the commencement of the Philippines and the United States' largest-ever joint military drills, and more. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss a possible deescalation of the Russia-Ukraine crisis after Russia’s offer to “fundamentally cut back” its military operations in northern Ukraine, Lululemon's surprisingly strong quarterly earnings which surpassed market expectations, the loss of $600 million in one of the biggest crypto crypto heists to date, and more. 

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