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Presumptive president-elect of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be inheriting an economy in recovery from the pandemic, with GDP growth coming in at 8.3% in the first quarter compared to a year ago. How is the new government expected to navigate the twin challenges of rising inflation and slowing global growth? We discuss the outlook for the Philippines economy with Dr. Zamros Dzulkafli of Maybank Investment Bank. Image credit: Pexels.com

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Khairy Jamaluddin announced that all nightlife businesses will be allowed to reopen starting from May 15th onwards. Government guidelines released yesterday state that RTK tests must be conducted on site for all visitors before entry, supervised by the club operators. But how business friendly are the new SOPs and what will be new challenges moving forward? Jeremy Lim, Vice President of Persatuan Pemilik Restoran dan Bistro, shares his thoughts with us. Image credit: Unsplash.com

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Crypto investors have lost a fortune since TerraUSD's collapse this week exacerbated the post-Nov 2021 swoon for the ecosystem. Varun Mittal, author of The Fintech Nation, explains the collapse, including what's in store for the industry. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Presumptive president-elect of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be inheriting an economy in recovery from the pandemic, with GDP growth coming in at 8.3% in the first quarter compared to a year ago. How is the new government expected to navigate the twin challenges of rising inflation and slowing global growth? We discuss the outlook for the Philippines economy with Dr. Zamros Dzulkafli of Maybank Investment Bank. Image credit: Pexels.com

Khairy Jamaluddin announced that all nightlife businesses will be allowed to reopen starting from May 15th onwards. Government guidelines released yesterday state that RTK tests must be conducted on site for all visitors before entry, supervised by the club operators. But how business friendly are the new SOPs and what will be new challenges moving forward? Jeremy Lim, Vice President of Persatuan Pemilik Restoran dan Bistro, shares his thoughts with us. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Malaysia preemptively and unexpectedly hiked interest rates by 25bps with three more meetings scheduled for the rest of the year. Julia Goh, Senior Economist at UOB Malaysia, fields questions on the outlook for the local currency, additional rate hikes, inflation, growth and fund flows. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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The US-ASEAN Summit is taking place in Washington DC, the first in-person engagement between the US President and ASEAN leaders since 2017. We discuss expectations for the meeting amid competing geopolitical interests with Thomas Daniel of ISIS Malaysia. Image credit: Reuters

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How has ESG investing grown in Malaysia and how hard has it been to get investors to go green with their money? And do investors realise that with ESG you can have returns without sacrificing your values? We speak to Andrew Chan, South East Asia Sustainability and Climate Change Leader at PwC to get his thoughts on the progress of ESG and its future. 

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Malaysia preemptively and unexpectedly hiked interest rates by 25bps with three more meetings scheduled for the rest of the year. Julia Goh, Senior Economist at UOB Malaysia, fields questions on the outlook for the local currency, additional rate hikes, inflation, growth and fund flows. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

The US-ASEAN Summit is taking place in Washington DC, the first in-person engagement between the US President and ASEAN leaders since 2017. We discuss expectations for the meeting amid competing geopolitical interests with Thomas Daniel of ISIS Malaysia. Image credit: Reuters