Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek
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Get a head start to your work day with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek from 6am to 9am. Listen to insightful discussions on the stories and issues that matter the most to you and be apprised of the markets and the companies to watch.
OCT 18, 2022
18/10/22 - Mind Your Business: Sprinklr announces expansion of R&D centre in SingaporeSprinklr has recently announced that the company will expand operations in Singapore. Supported by EDB, Sprinklr plans to more than quadruple the size of the company’s Research and Development (R&D) Center to up to roughly 100 skilled professionals over the next 36 months.
Ragy Thomas, Founder & CEO, Sprinklr shares more on the company's expansion plans here.
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OCT 18, 2022
18/10/22 - China Perspective: Taiwan President believes war between Taiwan and China should not be an option.From key highlights of the Communist Party Congress (CPC) so far and what to expect from CPC this week.
Dr. Oh Ei Sun, Senior Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs shares his analysis.
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OCT 18, 2022
18/10/22 - Why It Matters: Malaysia’s budget, upcoming GE and its impact on SingaporeOur next door neighbour has been pretty busy in the last two weeks or so. First Malaysia’s Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz recently tabled the national budget for 2023, the second-largest ever budget in the country’s history. And now the country is heading into their general elections.
Dawn Lai, CEO, Experian Information Services Malaysia shares more on how the happenings in Malaysia impacts Singapore.
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10:55
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OCT 17, 2022
17/10/22 - Breakfast Brief: Japanese yen on the brink of 150 per dollarIn today's Breakfast Brief, we unpack the pressure on the Japanese currency now at 32-year lows as well as the main highlights from President Xi Jinping's 2-hour speech to kick off China's National Congress.
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OCT 17, 2022
17/10/22 - Bigger Picture: China stays put on Covid-zero strategyAzeem Sheriff, Markets Analyst, CMC Markets APAC & Canada discusses the key takeaways from China's National Congress as well as the political and economic turmoil pressuring the British pound.
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OCT 17, 2022
17/10/22 - Mind Your Business: Temasek's 65 Equity Partners pours $80 Million into ShopBackSingapore-based shopping and rewards platform ShopBack has recently announced that it has entered into a subscription agreement with 65 Equity Partners for $80 million of equity capital in an extended Series F funding round. The announcement follows an earlier $80 million tranche led by Asia Partners in July 2022, bringing its ongoing Series F round to a total of $160 million.
Julian Foo, General Manager, Head of Payments and Instore, ShopBack shares more on the company's plans with the funds.
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OCT 17, 2022
17/10/22 - Why It Matters: Should Southeast Asia’s brands cut their ad spending amid a recession?According to MediaPost and Standard Media Index’s global ad market tracker, the month of July was the worst month for ad spending in 2 years. And so, for brands and marketers, this truly begs the billion-dollar question, should Southeast Asia’s brands cut their ad spend amid a potential recession?
Rene E. Menezes, Co-Founder & President, Involve Asia shares his thoughts on this matter.
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OCT 17, 2022
17/10/22 - Washington Report: Pakistan summons US envoy over Biden’s nuclear remarksFrom Pakistan's foreign minister summoning US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome in relations to US President Joe Biden’s latest comment to China’s apparent conciliatory message to the US.
Steven Oliver, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences (Political Science), Yale-NUS College shares his analysis on those headlines and more.
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OCT 14, 2022
14/10/22 - Breakfast Brief: Markets rebound despite US inflation hitting 40-year highsIn today's Breakfast Brief, we look at the likely factors driving the massive comeback for US stocks as well as the potential U-turns in the UK around its mini-Budget we might see that is giving the British pound some relief.
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OCT 14, 2022
14/10/22 - Bigger Picture: Singapore avoids technical recessionSelena Ling, Chief Economist, OCBC Bank discusses the bright spots from Singapore's Q3 GDP advanced estimates which rose 1.5% qoq, reversing a drop of 0.2% in Q2, as well as MAS's 5th tightening move this year which was more measured than widely expected.
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