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OCT 3, 2022
03/10/22 - In the Spotlight: After the UK's abrupt U-turn on tax rate on highest earners, what's next?The UK government has done an abrupt U-turn by dropping its plan to cut taxes for the highest earners just 10 days after announcing it. This comes after widespread criticism and a growing backlash.
In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Pete Ross,Producer/Presenter at the BBC, on what's next for Liz Truss and her team, plus the latest developments in Ukraine's accession to Nato as well as the tensions in the South China Sea, with Taiwan's deepening relationship with Lithuania.
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OCT 3, 2022
03/10/22 - Investment in tech remains paramount despite intense disruptionHow can companies leverage new technologies amid the continued decoupling of US-China relations, persistent semiconductor shortages and increased adoption of new technologies?
Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Ravi Vijayaraghavan, head of Bain & Company’s APAC Technology & Cloud Services to find out.
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SEP 30, 2022
30/09/22 - In the Spotlight: Will "Trussnomics" sink the UK economy and government?Is Britain in a self-inflicted financial crisis that threatens to accelerate the economy’s dive into recession?
Can Liz Truss and her team restore its credibility with its people and investors?
In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks wtih Pushan Dutt, Professor of economics and political sciences at INSEAD to look at what’s next for the UK economy, what will the spillover effect be, as well as the latest on the Russia-Ukraine front.
Produced and edited by Anthea Ng (nganthea@sph.com.sg)
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SEP 30, 2022
30/09/22 - Is Singapore ready for a future filled with electric vehicles?Singapore's electric vehicle revolution is coming. With Singapore aiming to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, should there be a ban on petrol or diesel-based vehicle sales? Will there be sufficient charging stations? How will the government ensure affordability for the average driver?
Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish speaks with Satya Ramamurthy, Partner, Global Co-Head of Public Transport, KPMG Singapore about the future of electric vehicles in Singapore.
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SEP 30, 2022
30/09/22 - ST: The Big Story, 30 Sep - Tighter housing loans, 15-month wait for private home owners to buy HDB flatsThe maximum amount of money home buyers in Singapore can borrow to purchase their homes has been tightened so that borrowers avoid future difficulties in servicing those loans.
The authorities have also put in place several measures to ensure home buyers borrow within their means and to moderate demand in the property market.
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, Multimedia Correspondent Cheow Sue-Ann speaks with Christine Sun, senior vice president of research and analytics at Orange Tee and Tie about the impact of the latest round of property cooling measures.
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SEP 30, 2022
30/09/22 - Market View: Impact of property cooling measures on Singapore banks, rate hikes on Asian banks, performance of digital vs. traditional banks in South KoreaCredit markets and the performance of banks in Asia are on our list today after recent jumbo rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve rattled markets and hurt demand for homes and mortgages.
Just look at Hong Kong - the city’s home prices, for one, fell 2.3% in August from a month ago, the lowest in over three years.
In Singapore, major banks such as UOB and DBS Bank have temporarily ceased their fixed rate home loans for now to review their rates. Plus - cooling measures announced by the local government last night.
On Market View, Prime Time's Finance Presenter spoke with Rena Kwok, Credit Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, as they unpack how recent developments would weigh on mortage demand and bank performance in Asia.
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SEP 29, 2022
29/09/22 - In the Spotlight: Is it too late to accelerate digitalisation in the supply chain?With an increasing adoption in supply chain diversification strategies, companies need to incorporate integrated systems and end-to-end visibility to adapt and react to supply chain shocks and avoid major disruptions down the line.
In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with Ajit Melarkode, Vice President of Asia Pacific & Japan at Boomiabout what can be done to mitigate supply chain risks and get ahead of worsening trade barriers.
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SEP 29, 2022
29/09/22 - Market View: Malaysia's Budget 2023 PreviewMalaysia’s Budget will be tabled next Friday on the 7 October. Given that this budget will be out before the next general election, economists are expecting it to be election friendly with a slew of expansionary measures. At the same time, observers are also expecting the government to remain committed to consolidating its fiscal position and focus on its recovery post-pandemic.
So what can we expect from the upcoming Malaysian budget, and how will its government fund the measures aimed at boosting the economy?
On Market View, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions with Julia Goh, Senior Economist, UOB Malaysia.
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10:12
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SEP 29, 2022
29/09/22 - How fintech can respond to anti-money laundering challengesAs modes of payment continue to evolve with the many digital payment platforms, so do fraudulent activities.
Mass quantities of transactions going in and out of said platforms renders manual fraud detection largely unscalable, and money laundering across online platforms has become that much harder to detect. Regionally, the topic of anti-money laundering is making tremendous progress in the technology landscape.
Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish speaks with Jeeta Bandopadhyay, COO and Co-founder of Tookitaki to find out if the growing threat of fraud is outpacing the fintech industry.
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