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Now that the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) has come into effect, Singapore enterprises in Africa can now diversify their trade and investment mix, as well as tap into new opportunities for growth. G. Jayakrishnan, Global Markets Executive Director, Middle East & Africa, Central Asia and Central & Eastern Europe, Enterprise Singapore, shares more about these untapped opportunities for Singapore companies and what to look out for before venturing into Africa. 

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CNBC's Emily Tan discusses how the FOMC will get a makeover as at least two Fed officials retire after a investment trading controversy, as well as what we can expect from Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Washington Report Ep 17: US Supreme Court's impending changes to abortion and gun laws

10:41 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 Adrian Abraham and Bharati Jagdish about the following points:

1. Supreme Court to consider all rules restricting abortions are unconstitutional (1:48)
2. How can the Supreme Court rulings possibly backfire on legislators? (3:55)
3. New York state gun law to mandate a licence to carry a concealed gun, with good reason (5:32)
4. 2,500 fire-arms taken out of communities via buy-back scheme (6:39)
5. Separation of church and state - involving state funds to religious schools (8:55)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, Straits Times gives an analysis of The Supreme Court's consideration on whether all rules restricting abortions prior to viability are unconstitutional, the questioning of a New York state gun law, what the “ghost gun” trend in New York says about the state of gun ownership in the US, and more. 

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Can a brand or company ever recover from a marketing campaign or publicity stunt that has gone wrong? Tina Chopra, Founder & Director, Script Consultants, shares why some marketing campaigns fail and how companies can recover from those situations. She also discusses the implications and key takeaways from the Speech Academy Asia incident that took place recently. 

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