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It looks like ‘corporate purpose’ is set to be one of the buzzwords for 2022. Recognizing this, Singapore is expected to announce its National Framework and Blueprint on Corporate Purpose by the end of the year, and has been holding dialogues with business leaders on the issue. Elisa Mallis, Managing Director and Vice President, APAC, Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) shares how corporate purpose drives top-line growth in the long-term and how to successfully implement purpose into a business. 

In this morning’s The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the US inflation data which revealed a surge in inflation rate to a 40-year high, Citi economists anticipation of a 50-basis-point interest rate hike in March, and more.

The rising number of scams happening in Singapore has made headlines all over the news. With the latest being young women being targeted in ‘leaked photo’ scams, it seems like just about everyone and anyone could fall prey to scams. Dr Annabelle Chow, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Annabelle Psychology shares how one can avoid such instances from happening and how you can prepare yourself psychologically from becoming a scam victim. 

Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's associate editor Ravi Velloor, in this series of podcasts as he distils his experience from four decades of covering the continent. In this episode, he hosts Vitaly Yermakov, who is a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies to discuss the Arctic Route and what it implies, especially for the energy business. Highlights (click/tap above): 02:34 Why is Russia so keen on the Northern Sea Route (NSR)? 04:50 The realistic possibilities for the NSR to develop into a major trade artery to Asia 08:06 The implications for the energy industry if oil and gas supplies could be shipped from Russia to Asia through the Arctic Route 10:47 The geopolitics between Russia and China 13:40 Potential opportunities that could be exploited from the opening of the Arctic Route, which could have implications for Asian port cities such as Singapore and Colombo. Produced by: Ravi Velloor (velloor@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim, Teo Tong Kai and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Teo Tong Kai & Fa'izah Sani Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Ravi Velloor's columns: https://str.sg/3xRP Ravi Velloor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RaviVelloor Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover ST Podcasts: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider

Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in Hong Kong. The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang speaks with Money FM's Rachel Kelly on the following points: 01:01 Hong Kong's toughest Covid-19 rules have come into force 03:05 Public response to restrictions 05:10 Vaccination rate in Hong Kong 06:27 Supply chain issues in Hong Kong 07:17 Tighter rules for airline staff Produced by: Prime Time, Money FM 89.3 & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Nadiah Koh Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/wQsB Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Websites:  https://www.moneyfm893.sg/ http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Claire Huang's stories: https://str.sg/3xR6 Follow Claire Huang on Twitter: https://str.sg/3xRL Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover ST's special edition podcasts: Singapore's War On Covid: https://str.sg/wuJa The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia: https://str.sg/wuZ2 Stop Scams: https://str.sg/wuZB Invisible Asia: https://str.sg/wuZn --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m SG Extra: https://str.sg/wukR #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad ST Sports Talk: https://str.sg/JWRE Bookmark This!: https://str.sg/JWas The Big Story: https://str.sg/wuZe Lunch With Sumiko: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy & Chief Economist, AMP Capital joins us on the show to discuss what's driving the resurgence of Chinese US-listed shares, impact of the US consumer inflation numbers on markets, and the outlook of oil prices amid US-Iran talks and Ukraine-Russia tensions. 

After two years of lull in tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the popular Indonesian holiday islands of Bintan and Batam have reopened their shores to leisure travellers from Singapore. Starting from 24 January 2022, international travellers can travel between Indonesia (the Riau Islands) and Singapore through a travel bubble scheme called Batam Bintan-Singapore (BB-S). Christie Joy, Sales & Marketing Executive, Sindo Ferry shares what Sindo has been doing to soften the impact of Covid-19 and the significance of the travel bubble between Singapore and Bintan/Batam on its business. 

Known as the “angpao exodus”, employees tend to wait until receiving their large annual bonus pay-out, which happens typically around the Lunar New Year, before they resign and this may lead to increased rate of resignation across companies. Leong Chee Tung, Co-Founder, EngageRocket shares how the trend of ‘angpao’ exodus will impact colleagues who stay on in the company and what employers can do to avoid it. 

The Covid-19 pandemic and the slew of arbitrary restrictions imposed had undoubtedly impact many business sectors in Singapore, and the F&B industry is no exception. Unfortunately for No Signboard, a Catalist-listed seafood restaurant operator famed for its White Pepper Crab, they recently made headlines for failing to pay their rent of more than $176,000. Willie Keng, CFA, Founder, Dividend Titan gives an analysis of their biggest fundamental flaw and why they are in such a bad position when compared to other restaurants like Jumbo. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Samsung's launch of its new Galaxy S22 smartphones and Tab S8 tablets to take on Apple, Disney's reporting of its earnings for the fiscal first quarter that beat analyst estimates, and more.