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Singapore’s unemployment rate could reach around 4 percent in 2020 as the country toils to contain the spread of COVID-19 with an extended circuit breaker that economists say could lead to a deeper recession.

In a report released, DBS Bank's senior economist Irvin Seah said the overall unemployment rate could rise to 3.6 percent, up from 2.3 per cent at end-2019, given that the economy is now expected to shrink 5.7 percent. 

We are joined now by Irvin Seah, DBS Senior Economist for his projections, the tech space and strategies to mitigate this. 

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This year, China is set to release an ambitious 15-year blueprint called ‘China Standards 2035’ that will lay out its plans to set the global standards for the next-generation of technologies. 

Meanwhile, globally some economies are reopening this week.

What do these developments mean for nations, companies and investors? 

Michelle Martin speaks with Jack Kouzi, Founder and Director of Strategy VFS Group to discuss China’s tech standards 2035 expected later this year, stocks to watch and the implications of the opening of the many economies after months of lockdown. 

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This year, China is set to release an ambitious 15-year blueprint called ‘China Standards 2035’ that will lay out its plans to set the global standards for the next-generation of technologies. 

Meanwhile, globally some economies are reopening this week.

What do these developments mean for nations, companies and investors? 

Michelle Martin speaks with Jack Kouzi, Founder and Director of Strategy VFS Group to discuss China’s tech standards 2035 expected later this year, stocks to watch and the implications of the opening of the many economies after months of lockdown. 

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The World Health Organisation has reiterated there is no evidence that recovered COVID-19 patients are immune. Still at the level of our own health, many want to understand what we can do to build up our immunity and resilience. 

Michelle Martin speaks with Dr Vincent Candrawinata, Entrepreneur, nutrition researcher and founder of Renovatio to discuss immunity cards in Chile, how to strengthen our immune systems through diet and behavioural changes and difficulties with testing. 

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The World Health Organisation has reiterated there is no evidence that recovered COVID-19 patients are immune. Still at the level of our own health, many want to understand what we can do to build up our immunity and resilience. 

Michelle Martin speaks with Dr Vincent Candrawinata, Entrepreneur, nutrition researcher and founder of Renovatio to discuss immunity cards in Chile, how to strengthen our immune systems through diet and behavioural changes and difficulties with testing. 

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Can stock markets worsen in the near future? Was the current economic downturn predicted?

Michelle Martin speaks with Derick Tan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Timing and You to tell us more about this tool for laying out the framework for markets, whether cyclical analysis came to use in predicting economic falls this year so far and what cyclical analysis can tell us about what is to come. 

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Can stock markets worsen in the near future? Was the current economic downturn predicted?

Michelle Martin speaks with Derick Tan, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Timing and You to tell us more about this tool for laying out the framework for markets, whether cyclical analysis came to use in predicting economic falls this year so far and what cyclical analysis can tell us about what is to come. 

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Mukesh Ambani is now India and Asia's richest man.

What can we read of India's growth story from the rise of its billionaires? Michelle Martin speaks with James Crabtree, Associate Professor of Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and author of The Billionaire Raj: A journey through India’s new Gilded Age to tell us more about India’s growth story, its tech giants and the transformative digital age for India. 

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Mukesh Ambani is now India and Asia's richest man.

What can we read of India's growth story from the rise of its billionaires? Michelle Martin speaks with James Crabtree, Associate Professor of Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and author of The Billionaire Raj: A journey through India’s new Gilded Age to tell us more about India’s growth story, its tech giants and the transformative digital age for India. 

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As we wrap up a tumultuous first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate headlines and global uncertainty.

Have we been more greatly affected than we were by SARS? How is oil faring and what is the root of the problem? Why is the SGX faring so well this quarter? 

Michelle Martin speaks with Jacob Doo, Chief Investment Officer, Envysion Wealth Management to discuss all this and more. 

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