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The world faces a life threatening climate crisis.

One big question is who should pay for all the damages caused by climate change?

With the COP27 taking place in Egypt, in the Spotlight, Prime Time’s Melissa Hyak speaks with Annika Brouwer, Sustainability Analyst, Ninety One - a global investment manager with a strong commitment to the planet - on what to expect when world leaders meet.

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A survey of more than 1,000 food delivery workers here found that they are working long hours with modest pay. What can be done to help workers in this sector?

On the Straits Times The Big Story, Multimedia journalist Cheow Sue-Ann speaks with Mathew Mathews, Principal Research Fellow and Head at IPS Social Lab for more.

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Southeast Asia’s booming internet economy is set to double to $363 billion by 2025, eclipsing the previous forecast of $300 billion.

With digitalization evolving at such a rapid speed, host Melissa Hyak speaks with Winsley Bangit, Chief Customer Officer, GCash, the Philippines’ biggest mobile wallet, mobile payments and branchless banking service to find out how they're making a stronger push for digitalization in the country.

They also discuss what GCash’s entry into Singapore’s retail market means for its position as the e-wallet to beat in the Philippine market.

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US and Asian economies are at the front and centre of our discussion. Over in the US, the Federal Reserve had raised interest rates by yet another 75 basis points overnight. 

While the Fed’s decision was largely in line with market expectations, we want to deep dive into the Fed’s statement for clues on whether a slowdown in rate hikes is in sight.

Elsewhere, more tensions between Russia and Ukraine and uncertainties over the Black Sea grain export deal. To what extent will this push up prices of commodities in major Asian economies such as Indonesia? 

On Market View, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian unpacked these developments with Selena Ling, Chief Economist, OCBC Bank.

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Work-lifestyle changes post-COVID have spurred new tech solutions for homes, including innovations that promote sustainability and increase cost savings.

In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Bijoy Mohan, Leader, LIXIL International on some of these trends and on how developers remain profitable while pursuing sustainability in their development projects.

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While fintech has accelerated the onboarding of the unbanked and underbanked onto the financial ecosystem in the last two decades, there are still over a billion people who remain outside and on the fringes.

On Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Nicole Valentine, FinTech Director of the Center for Financial Markets at the Milken Institute to find out what more can be done to improve financial literacy, education and inclusion in the emerging growth markets. 

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Tech Talk, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Sandeep Malhotra, Executive Vice President, Products & Innovation, Asia Pacific, Mastercard to find out why consumers in Asia Pacific are among the most enthusiastic adopters of digital payments globally and what that means for businesses’ adopting technology to generate new revenue streams and reach new audiences in an increasingly digital world.

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A dedicated research programme was launched on Thursday which will allow Singapore to pull together pandemic experts to respond to future infectious disease outbreak threats.

The Programme for Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response, or Prepare, will link up experts from various disciplines as well as government agencies to tackle such threats.

We hear from Health Minister Ong Ye Kung and Wang LinFa, Executive Director of Prepare on The Straits Times The Big Story.

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It's all about sodas and snacks today. Speaking of sodas and snacks, PepsiCo released its third quarter corporate results just a couple of weeks ago, where it expects to see 2022 organic revenue rise 12%, up from 10% earlier. 

Media reports point to the ability for PepsiCo to pass on higher prices as the reasons for those good numbers - but what is PepsiCo APAC's response to that?

Also, how has consumer behaviour changed amid inflationary pressures and macroeconomic challenges, and how is PepsiCo adapting to these trends? Are smaller soda cans and serving sizes a solution?

On Market View, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian sat down with Wern-Yuen Tan, CEO PepsiCo Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and China for more.

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Electric vehicles (EVs) made up more than 10 percent of all new car registrations so far in 2022.

The monthly EV registration adoption rate in September hit a new high of 19 percent, nearly triple the monthly adoption rate seen in 2021.

On the Straits Times, the Big Story, Multimedia Correspondent, Hairianto Diman speaks with Senior transport correspondent Lee Nian Tjoe to discuss plans in place to further boost EV adoption.

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