Let's Talk, Singapore

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the effect of the intensifying geopolitical risks with the Ukraine situation on Wall Street and what is expected to feature in Singapore's upcoming budget 2022. 

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Synopsis: On the third Friday of every month, The Straits Times examines various facets of the US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. 

Eileen Gu, an 18-year-old San Francisco-born skier, known in China by her Chinese name Ailing, has won hearts with her Beijing-accented Mandarin. Eileen had competed for the United States team when she was younger but switched to compete for China in 2019. At the time of recording, she has won two medals for China in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, one gold, one silver.

Join Charissa Yong and Danson Cheong - ST’s US and China correspondents respectively based in Washington DC and Beijing - as they chat about the following:

Highlights (click/tap above):

01:37 Perception of Eileen Gu, a freestyle skier trained in America, competing for China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

04:07 18-year old Eileen Gu has to defend her identity as being equally Chinese and American

06:29 Athletes who hold dual-nationality, face issues regardless of whether in the US or in China

08:24 Many foreign-born athletes, specifically of Chinese descent, represent China at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Produced by: Charissa Yong ([email protected]), Danson Cheong ([email protected]), Fa'izah Sani and Teo Tong Kai

Edited by: Teo Tong Kai & Fa'izah Sani

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Abhilash Narayan, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Private Bank discusses what to read into the latest January FOMC meeting minutes, and how recent data points since then around inflation and jobs data are likely to add more pressure on the Fed.

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Looks like Singapore is taking the next step in reopening its borders slowly once again. Announced recently, from February 25, vaccinated travellers will be able to fly into Singapore from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE without quarantine, following an expansion in the VTL scheme. Robert Martin, Managing Director and CEO, BOC Aviation shares the kind of opportunities that will be presented for the aviation sector with more VTLs being created and how BOC Aviation is preparing itself to take advantage of these opportunities. 

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In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss some of the highlights coming out of the FOMC meeting, effects of the tensions between Russia and US over Ukraine on energy and oil prices, OCBC's new kill switch measure implemented to protect customers from scams, and more. 

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According to an annual report by Heidrick & Struggles ‘Route to The Top Report’, while companies fought for survival in 2020 and mostly sought leaders with prior experience and proven track records, priorities have changed in 2021. The study found that the recent leadership pipelines include more women and individuals from different backgrounds. Jiat-Hui Wu, Partner-in-Charge, Heidrick & Struggles Singapore shares how Covid-19 has influenced the selection of leaders and what we can do to encourage the habit of diverse hiring even further in the future. 

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