Let's Talk, Singapore

According to Bloomberg, Singapore has one of the highest vaccination coverage around the world, with over 80 percent of our population inoculated. Despite that, we are not in the midst of battling a record wave of Covid-19 infections just as the country plans to re-open to the world. Is endemic supposed to be like this? If not, what should it look like? The Breakfast Huddle's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish discuss this with Dr Leong Hoe Nam, Infectious Diseases Physician, Rophi Clinic. 

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Hou Wey Fook, CIO, DBS Bank discusses how investors can use the I.D.E.A. stock selection framework to pick potential winners in a digitalising world and his Q4 market outlook.

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David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor, gives an analysis of the main concerns mounting into the month of October, including elevated inflation, supply-chain bottlenecks, a global energy crunch and regulatory risks emanating from China. He also provides a breakdown of September's biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index.

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Even though Turochas Fuad, CEO, Pace, co-founded three startups that were acquired by Yahoo, Airbnb's rival HomeAway, and WeWork, he has no intention to stop anytime soon and is now working on his fourth startup Pace Enterprise, a "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) business. Here, he shares more about his journey as a serial entrepreneur and how he made the decision to join the emerging BNPL business. 

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Recently, Forge Ventures launched its debut fund, which raised US$21.9 million at first close. According to the firm, it was oversubscribed and has led a total of three investments across three countries to date. Foo Tiang Lim, Partner and co-founder, Forge Ventures shares how Forge Ventures sets itself apart from other venture capital firms and how they are planning to build a concentrated portfolio of 15 companies with a focus on Singapore and Indonesia.

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