Let's Talk, Singapore

TADA is an on demand point-to-point transportation application which uses a zero-commission model for its drivers and riders. Kay Woo, CEO and Founder, TADA, shares more about their unique business model and how it helped earned loyalty with its drivers. 

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Terence Chua, Senior Research Analyst, Phillip Capital, provides a breakdown on Keppel O&M and Sebmarine's merging plans and what are the anticipated outcomes for both companies upon this merge. 

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Mimrah Mahmood, Senior Director & Partner, Meltwater, analyses the social media conversations and sentiments from Singaporeans regarding news on the implementation of the new set of restrictions in Phase 3. 

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A survey conducted by Fidelity International showed that only 26% of Singapore's adult population have heard of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing. Mak Yuen Teen, Associate Professor of Accounting, NUS Business School, gives his analysis on the findings from the survey and what more can be done by Singapore in the corporate governance part of ESG. 

 

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Mark Tan, Corporate Clients Manager, OFX, discusses the outlook for the British pound after the Bank of England kept rates at record lows as widely expected but took a more hawkish than expected tone as most policymakers favoured keeping stimulus at full throttle.

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Washington Report Ep 3: United States ready to lead Western alliance again?

8:29 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 Timothy Go about the following points:

1. US President Joe Biden's first international trip as President (1:10)
2. How the US' move to ship 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan could rock US-China tensions further (2:46)
3. The Biden administration's plan to finalise a deal with Iran to return to the 2015 nuclear deal (4:57)
4. Significance of new US holiday Juneteenth and its importance? (6:33)

Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Aleemah Basirah

Edited by: Dan Koh

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Founded in 2009, Ecosparks specialises in lighting technologies for a variety of industries, and has launched its first in-house LED UV-C Air and Surface Disinfection Solutions to help Singapore in its fight against Covid-19. Cliff Tong, CEO, Ecosparks shares what disinfection tech means and how such tech can help businesses amidst a pandemic. 

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Chris Brankin, CEO, TD Ameritrade Singapore shares what's in store for bank stocks when the annual Fed Stress Test results are released.

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Given the border lockdowns around the world due to Covid-19, Monster Day Tours have decided to incorporate virtual tours into their new business model. TY Suen, Founder & CEO, Monster Day Tours, shares how this new mode of tourism can help reshape the tourism business and how to navigate this new innovation.

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Terence Chua, Senior Research Analyst, Phillip Capital, gives an analysis on Keppel's plan to build floating cities in Singapore and how does this address Singapore's fight against climate change.

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