Let's Talk, Singapore

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  • Companies to Watch: Will SingTel accept Gulf Energy's bid?
    This week, Singtel was presented with a takeover bid by Thailand's Gulf Energy for Intouch, which controls Thailand's largest mobile operator, AIS. Singtel is the biggest shareholder of Intouch with a 21 percent stake, while also holding about 23 percent of AIS. What is the likelihood of this bid being accepted? And is SingTel still a steady option for local investors? Royston Yang, Portfolio Manager, The Smart Investor gives his analysis. 
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    9 min
  • Regional Roundup: ASEAN countries to meet on Myanmar & Msia vaccine rollout
    Leslie Lopez, Straits Times’ Regional Correspondent gives his analysis on ASEAN countries meeting to discuss the situation in Myanmar, Malaysia's Johor state government's push for the reopening of its two land border checkpoints with Singapore and Microsoft's investment of US$1 billion over the next five years in Malaysia, and more. 
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    11 min
  • Sustainable Singapore: Singapore’s growing supercomputing landscape and its environmental implications
    Singapore is one of the top ideal markets for data centres across the globe, but, data centers contribute 2% of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. Matthew Oostveen, Chief Technology Officer & VP, Pure Storage shares more about how Pure Storage is helping organisations to expand their supercomputing capacity whilst being more sustainable than traditional data storage companies, and what steps they are taking to protect the environment. 
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    15 min
  • IMF's Global Financial Stability Report: IMF boosting global growth forecast, warns of diverging rebound
    The IMF has upgraded its global economic growth forecast for the second time in three months and they are expecting the global economy to expand 6 percent this year, up from the 5.5 percent pace estimated in January. Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor & Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF) shares more about their Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) and what can be done to help with the world's economic recovery. 
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    11 min
  • European Super League Fallout (Part One)
    Fan reaction continues around the formation of the European Super League and the latest developments this morning. 
    Elliott Danker catches up with some fans from Singapore and Liverpool legend Craig Johnston and they talk about the evolution of the game and if this hurts player development.
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    11 min
  • Implications of the European Super League
    Elliott Danker speaks with James Walton, Sports Business Group Leader, Deloitte Southeast Asia on the wider implications of the breakaway European Super League that sees 12 top European football clubs join. Among them, the top 6 clubs from England.
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    13 min
  • The pursuit of promoting financial inclusion in Southeast Asia
    Xfers, a Singapore-based fintech providing financial access to businesses via its strongly-built payments infrastructure across Southeast Asia, recently received a strategic investment of US$30 million from Payfazz, Indonesia’s leading fintech providing financial and payment service. Tianwei Liu, Co-Founder and CEO, Xfers shares the kind of financial access it provides for businesses and how the strategic investment from Payfazz will further strengthen Xfers’ product offering/capabilities.
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    15 min
  • Johnson & Johnson: e-Commerce growth and opportunities for consumer healthcare
    Companies in the healthcare sector have had to make significant investments to capitalize on this trend, focusing on a digital-first delivery model, with platforms like Shopee and Lazada being pivotal to their success. Johnson & Johnson was the 5th best performing brand in the Southeast Asian region for 11.11 and 12.12 sales last year on Shopee. Dave Melo Villaroman, Associate Director, E-Commerce (SEA Region), Johnson and Johnson Singapore shares more on their e-commerce strategies and how a company like Johnson & Johnson is offering unique experiences and differentiating itself online. 
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    18 min

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