The Evening Runway with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian

A 2022 NTUC survey has revealed that approximately 66 percent of employees are keen on upskilling to have better job progression. Meanwhile, a survey by Rackspace Technology shows that companies are becoming more comfortable with “Cloud 2.0” technologies, regardless of the challenges in recruiting and retaining IT talents. But it is still a race against time to close the tech talent gap. Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Sandeep Bhargava, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, and Japan at Rackspace Technology to find out more. 

The use of mobile payments has significantly spiked due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It has also led to the popular buy-now-pay-later scheme. But sceptics are saying it entices consumers to run into the danger of overspending and overleveraging. In the Spotlight, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Bryan Quek, General Manager, Atome Singapore to find out more. 

All eyes are on European markets this week as investors continue to mull economic risks in the region. The indefinite closure of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany, for one, has ignited fears of an energy crunch ahead of the winter season. The Euro fell to test a two decade low earlier in the week, while the Sterling hit a 2.5 year low, reflecting investors’ sentiments. But what would this mean for the European economy, and how will uncertainties there affect Asian economies and markets? On Market View today, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian speaks to Manish Singh is the Chief Investment Officer of Crossbridge Capital Group to keep you up to date with all you need to know this week.

The unexpected disruptions in the past two years have urged governments to change their ruling approach. Digital solutions were increasingly being adopted to tackle difficulties evolving from the pandemic, including tracing infected cases and maintaining safety for citizens. Such a lesson now turns into a foundation of digitization priority. Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Max Peterson, Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector, Amazon Web Services to find out more.   

The UK's incoming prime minister will be shortly announced later today. The new successor will have to handle the current economic crisis and the pressure coming from the hike in energy costs.   In the Spotlight, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Rich Preston, Senior World News Reporter / Presenter, at the BBC to find out more. 

US non-farm payrolls rose 315,000 in August, a little lower than the 318,000 expected by Dow Jones economists, but will the data is enough for the Fed to change their minds on a jumbo rate hike come September?  At the same time, Russia’s Gazprom has announced an indefinite shutdown of its key Nord Stream 1 pipeline to Germany after G7 countries agreed to impose a price cap on Russian oil. Have this foreshadowed the positive sentiments over the US jobs report? And in currency news - the Yen has crossed the psychological 140 mark against the dollar. Bitcoin, meanwhile, falling below the US$20,000 support level. Where will the Yen and Bitcoin move in the near term? On Market View, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian broke down the market action with Craig Erlam, Senior Market Analyst, UK & EMEA at OANDA. 

Retailers are coming back with in full force for the upcoming The Great Singapore Sale, timed to coincide with the return of the Formula One Grand Prix, which is expected to bring in an increasing number of visitors to the country. Shopping is expected to stay hybrid with two modes, online and offline, hoping to help sellers attract more buyers and compensate for the loss of the past two years. Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Priyanka Gargav, Head of Commercial, Southeast Asia & Hong Kong, at payments platform, Adyen to find out more. 

Most local businesses have pledged to comply with the Singapore Green Plan 2030, showing the determination to deal with climate change. But according to the Schneider Electric’s “Singapore Green Pulse Survey”, Singaporeans are still uncertain that the country can accomplish its climate goals n the coming years. Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks with Yoon Young Kim, Cluster President, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, Schneider Electric to find out more. 

12 percent of Singapore's national waste comes from food. As such, reducing food waste, redistributing unsold or excess food and recycling food waste are among the goals of the national waste management approaches towards a Zero Waste Nation. In the Spotlight on Prime Time, Bharati Jagdish speaks with two young entrepreneurs, Tan Shi En, Founder & CEO of EzCompostr, and Gabriel Yang, Co-Founder & CTO, EzCompostr, on their passion and mission in turning waste into a vehicle of change.

The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has issued a stop-work order to builders at the Housing Board Clementi NorthArc Build-To-Order (BTO) construction site after a landslide on Friday morning caused damage to the Ulu Pandan Park Connector. On the Straits Times The Big Story, Multimedia Journalist, Cheow Sue-Ann speaks with David Ng, Chairman, Institute of Engineers, Civil and Structural Technical Committee, to shed some light on the possible causes and implications of the landslide.