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S1E90: Have we hit the panic button over the Iran war?
After US President Donald Trump walked back his threats to wipe Iran off the map, there’s now a two-week ceasefire in place.
Hours before this kicked in, the Singapore Government announced in Parliament on April 7 support measures to help cushion the cost increases resulting from the Middle East conflict.
These include disbursing $500 in CDC vouchers half a year early and a $200 increase in the Cost-of-Living Special Payment.
Six weeks into this war, the question now is: Will things get better from here, or are we just having a moment of respite before the knock-on effects continue to worsen?
In this podcast episode, I chat with economists Danny Quah, Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and Sheana Yue, a senior economist at global economic advisory firm Oxford Economics, about what else we should brace ourselves for.
Highlights (click/tap above):
4:12 Iran war uncertainty’s impact on Singapore
10:53 Singapore’s 1973 oil crisis lessons
17:21 Better placed to handle this war?
20:12 “We have a bit of breathing space.”
23:30 Do we need more handouts?
29:21 Is Singapore headed for a recession?
32:01 Stagflation a worry for all countries
35:55 Should we throw out the old diplomacy rulebook?
43:39 The worst-case Iran war scenario
Host: Natasha Ann Zachariah ([email protected])
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Filmed by: Studio+65
Edited by: Eden Soh, Amirul Karim & Natasha Liew
Executive producer: Danson Cheong
Editorial producer: Elizabeth Law
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By The Straits TimesAfter US President Donald Trump walked back his threats to wipe Iran off the map, there’s now a two-week ceasefire in place.
Hours before this kicked in, the Singapore Government announced in Parliament on April 7 support measures to help cushion the cost increases resulting from the Middle East conflict.
These include disbursing $500 in CDC vouchers half a year early and a $200 increase in the Cost-of-Living Special Payment.
Six weeks into this war, the question now is: Will things get better from here, or are we just having a moment of respite before the knock-on effects continue to worsen?
In this podcast episode, I chat with economists Danny Quah, Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and Sheana Yue, a senior economist at global economic advisory firm Oxford Economics, about what else we should brace ourselves for.
Highlights (click/tap above):
4:12 Iran war uncertainty’s impact on Singapore
10:53 Singapore’s 1973 oil crisis lessons
17:21 Better placed to handle this war?
20:12 “We have a bit of breathing space.”
23:30 Do we need more handouts?
29:21 Is Singapore headed for a recession?
32:01 Stagflation a worry for all countries
35:55 Should we throw out the old diplomacy rulebook?
43:39 The worst-case Iran war scenario
Host: Natasha Ann Zachariah ([email protected])
Read Natasha’s articles: https://str.sg/iSXm
Follow The Usual Place podcast on IG: https://str.sg/8KNT
Follow Natasha on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/v6DN
Filmed by: Studio+65
Edited by: Eden Soh, Amirul Karim & Natasha Liew
Executive producer: Danson Cheong
Editorial producer: Elizabeth Law
Follow The Usual Place Podcast and get notified for new episode drops every Thursday:
Channel: https://str.sg/5nfm
Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/9ijX
Spotify: https://str.sg/cd2P
YouTube: https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast
Feedback to: [email protected]
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Follow more ST podcast channels:
All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7
Get more updates: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
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Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX
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