Let's Talk, Singapore

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  • Sustainable Singapore: Confronting Climate Inequality
    New research by Oxfam and the Stockholm Environment Institute has revealed that the richest 10 percent of the global population were responsible for over half of carbon emissions over the last 25 years, whilst the poorest 50 percent were responsible for just 7 percent. Siddharth Sreenivas, Food & Climate Justice Lead, Asia, Oxfam International shares more on carbon inequality and some essential measures which governments and institutions should adopt to tackle these issues. 
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    14 min
  • Current environment not a deterrent for Singapore to be partner of choice for businesses
    In TMF Group’s rules, regulations and penalties report, it was revealed that Singapore is amongst the simplest in terms of its legislative environment in Southeast Asia. We rank as the third least complex jurisdiction in the region and the 18th simplest jurisdiction globally. Kenneth Lee, Head of Global Entity Management, TMF Hong Kong shares the kind of role a least complex jurisdiction plays when it comes to attracting businesses to Singapore.
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    13 min
  • China Perspective: 20 October 2020
    Straits Times China Bureau Chief, Tan Dawn Wei gives an analysis of Beijing's recent warning to Washington that it may detain Americans in China in retaliation for the US prosecuting Chinese scientists, China's positive economic growth, and a new law restricting sensitive exports to protect national security.
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    7 min
  • Innovation in personal care: R&D activities Wipro undertook due to Covid-19
    Wipro Consumer Care is a household name that has successfully changed their business model over the years. Kumar Chander, President of Southeast Asia & Middle East, Wipro Consumer Care shares how a company like Wipro managed to quickly change up their business operations and re-strategise their supply chain strategy according to the changing consumer trends. 
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    15 min
  • The state of open banking in Singapore
    Through the acceleration of the Open Banking regulation, introduced by financial bodies and governments around the world, interactions between banks, customers, and third parties have been transformed. Zhi-Ying Barry, Senior Analyst, Forrester shares more about the current state of open banking here in Singapore and how open banking is different here as compared to other countries.
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    13 min
  • TraceTogether programme: How does it work? Debunking the myths
    TraceTogether works by exchanging short-distance Bluetooth signals between phones to detect other participating users in close proximity using the BlueTrace protocol developed by GovTech. Jason Bay, Senior Director, Government Digital Services, GovTech shares how receptive the public has been with the TraceTogether programme and what GovTech have been doing to get public support.
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    18 min
  • Marketing Monday: Singapore brand mark to be introduced: But what values should it embody?
    Singapore will be introducing a Singapore brand mark for local consumer lifestyle products in November and this is part of efforts to deepen the trusted premium for local brands. Nigel Smith, CEO & ECD, DIA Brands shares the challenges when coming up with a branding strategy and why it is important for Singapore to take up such an initiative especially during this crucial period of time. 
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    13 min
  • Washington Report: 19 October 2020
    Straits Times US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh breaks down the latest of the Senate's vote on a $500 billion coronavirus stimulus bill, recently published emails that purport to detail the business dealings of Joe Biden's son in Ukraine and China, connecting to an ongoing Russian disinformation effort targeting Biden’s campaign, and more. 
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    8 min

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