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DEC 26, 2021
26/12/21 - Of COVID Variants and Inflationary PressuresWhile the Omicron variant of COVID-19 raises more questions about the global reopening, Singapore saw November inflation hit 3.8%, its highest jump in over 8 years. Song Seng Wun, Economist at CIMB Private Banking, joined us on Prime Time to review these pressures ahead of the Christmas weekend.
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DEC 23, 2021
23/12/21 - The Straits Times' launches its first NFTs for auctionFor the first time in its history, The Straits Times is auctioning a column, and three of its Opinion section art illustrations, as non-fungible tokens.
The online auction will run on the digital platform Blockchain For Good until the 28th December.
But why are they doing this? What was the process of setting it up like? And where are the proceeds going?
Rachel Kelly speaks to Grace Ho, Correspondent, The Straits Times to find out.
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DEC 22, 2021
22/12/21 - Across the ASEAN: Outlook for Philippine stocks - and the impact of the recent typhoon on economic recovery.In Across the Asean, Finance Presenter, JP Ong, speaks to Rob Ramos, Head of Trusts & Investments at RCBC on his outlook for Philippine stocks - and the impact of the recent typhoon on economic recovery.
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DEC 22, 2021
22/12/21 - The Big Story: S'pore suspends ticket sales for VTL flights and buses for inbound travelAirlines will no longer be allowed to sell new vaccinated travel lane flight tickets for travel into Singapore from today until January 20th. This as the country tightens its borders amid a rising number of imported Covid-19 cases. In The Big Story, Straits Times Journalist, Toh Ting Wei has the details.
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DEC 22, 2021
22/12/21 - Eco Money: ESG trends to watch in 2022Data and disclosure - Investors and regulators have called for a higher degree of standardisation and harmonisation of both when it comes to ESG investing. That’s because transparency is key when it comes to tackling issues such as greenwashing. In Eco Money Rachel Kelly speaks to Nneka Chike-Obi Director of ESG Research at Fitch to find out how this will impact key ESG trends in the year ahead.
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DEC 22, 2021
22/12/21 - Sustainable Singapore: BHG to eliminate single-use plastic from 2022Worldwide, a plastic bag is used, on average, for 12 minutes before being discarded - which is massively damaging the environment. From 1st January, BHG Singapore will cease the use and sale of single-use plastic bags as part of its ongoing bid towards a more sustainable experience at the department store. On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to Zander Lee, Marketing Executive, BHG Singapore who shares more on the impact this will have.
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DEC 21, 2021
21/12/21 - The Big Story: What you need to know about the vaccine rollout for childrenFrom next Monday (27th December) the Covid-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11 will begin. In The Big Story, Amelia Teng, Education Correspondent, at The Straits Times shares what you need to know about the vaccination exercise for more than 300,000 children.
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DEC 21, 2021
21/12/21 - How and why you should improve employee mental health supportDid you know that 47% of employers in Singapore provide mental health benefits? That’s according to recent findings by Cigna, Mercer and WorkWell.
Prime Time host, Rachel Kelly speaks to Neil Narale, Mercer Marsh Benefits Leader, Mercer, Singapore and Dr. Tony Leung, Head of Clinical,Cigna Hong Kong to find out what more employers can do to support their workforce.
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DEC 21, 2021
21/12/21 - Lessons from 2021 And What To Look Out for in the Year AheadThe year that was saw markets in Singapore hold on to encouraging gains, though it markets weren't short of challenges from new COVID variants, inflation, and meme stock volatility, to name a few. Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, Tellimer's Head of Consumer Equity Research, joined us on Prime Time to talk about his biggest takeaway from the markets and what he's hopeful for in the year ahead.
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DEC 21, 2021
21/12/21 - Powering Your Property: Will Singapore’s residential property sector to see persistent price growth in 2022?In Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Dr. Tan Tee Khoon, Country Manager, PropertyGuru Singapore shares about their property market outlook for 2022.
PropertyGuru has revealed in its annual Singapore Property Market Outlook 2022 report that the property sector has displayed incredible resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic but may need to contend with developing macroeconomic and property supply trends in 2022.
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