Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

Now that the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) has come into effect, Singapore enterprises in Africa can now diversify their trade and investment mix, as well as tap into new opportunities for growth. G. Jayakrishnan, Global Markets Executive Director, Middle East & Africa, Central Asia and Central & Eastern Europe, Enterprise Singapore, shares more about these untapped opportunities for Singapore companies and what to look out for before venturing into Africa. 

CNBC's Emily Tan discusses how the FOMC will get a makeover as at least two Fed officials retire after a investment trading controversy, as well as what we can expect from Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Washington Report Ep 17: US Supreme Court's impending changes to abortion and gun laws 10:41 mins Synopsis: Every week, The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in the United States. The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh chats with Money FM 89.3's Adrian Abraham and Bharati Jagdish about the following points: Supreme Court to consider all rules restricting abortions are unconstitutional (1:48) How can the Supreme Court rulings possibly backfire on legislators? (3:55) New York state gun law to mandate a licence to carry a concealed gun, with good reason (5:32) 2,500 fire-arms taken out of communities via buy-back scheme (6:39) Separation of church and state - involving state funds to religious schools (8:55) Produced by: The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Dan 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/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Nirmal Ghosh's stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/nirmal-ghosh Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- Discover more ST podcast series: Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief, Straits Times gives an analysis of The Supreme Court's consideration on whether all rules restricting abortions prior to viability are unconstitutional, the questioning of a New York state gun law, what the “ghost gun” trend in New York says about the state of gun ownership in the US, and more. 

Can a brand or company ever recover from a marketing campaign or publicity stunt that has gone wrong? Tina Chopra, Founder & Director, Script Consultants, shares why some marketing campaigns fail and how companies can recover from those situations. She also discusses the implications and key takeaways from the Speech Academy Asia incident that took place recently. 

According to Bloomberg, Singapore has one of the highest vaccination coverage around the world, with over 80 percent of our population inoculated. Despite that, we are not in the midst of battling a record wave of Covid-19 infections just as the country plans to re-open to the world. Is endemic supposed to be like this? If not, what should it look like? The Breakfast Huddle's Elliott Danker and Bharati Jagdish discuss this with Dr Leong Hoe Nam, Infectious Diseases Physician, Rophi Clinic. 

Hou Wey Fook, CIO, DBS Bank discusses how investors can use the I.D.E.A. stock selection framework to pick potential winners in a digitalising world and his Q4 market outlook.

David Kuo, Co-founder, The Smart Investor, gives an analysis of the main concerns mounting into the month of October, including elevated inflation, supply-chain bottlenecks, a global energy crunch and regulatory risks emanating from China. He also provides a breakdown of September's biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index.

Even though Turochas Fuad, CEO, Pace, co-founded three startups that were acquired by Yahoo, Airbnb's rival HomeAway, and WeWork, he has no intention to stop anytime soon and is now working on his fourth startup Pace Enterprise, a "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) business. Here, he shares more about his journey as a serial entrepreneur and how he made the decision to join the emerging BNPL business. 

Recently, Forge Ventures launched its debut fund, which raised US$21.9 million at first close. According to the firm, it was oversubscribed and has led a total of three investments across three countries to date. Foo Tiang Lim, Partner and co-founder, Forge Ventures shares howForge Ventures sets itself apart from other venture capital firms and how they are planning to build a concentrated portfolio of 15 companies with a focus on Singapore and Indonesia.