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DEC 16, 2021
16/12/21 - South-East Asia set to be the fastest growing region globally in 2022A recent report by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Oxford Economics' Economics has revealed that South-East Asia will remain the fastest-growing region in the world, despite challenges from new Covid-19 variants. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Sian Fenner, ICAEW Economic Advisor and Oxford Economics Lead Asia Economist who shares what's driving this.
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DEC 16, 2021
16/12/21 - What do cooling measures mean for property owners and buyers?In a surprise move, the authorities have introduced cooling measures in an effort to curb continued rising property prices. To find out more about the measures and what they mean for property owners and buyers, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Nicholas Mak, Head of Research & Consultancy at ERA Real Estate.
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DEC 16, 2021
16/12/21 - Across the ASEAN: How Frustrating Was It to be an Economist Covering ASEAN This Year?It may be argued that the most frustrating job this year was to be an economist covering Southeast Asia, with high hopes of a recovery dashed by the COVID resurgence from Manila to Ho Chi Minh laying waste to economies and projections alike. Nomura's Senior Economist Euben Paracuelles joined us on Across the ASEAN to discuss how challenging the year was, and what their outlook is for the region in 2022 against the backdrop of tighter policy, Omicron concerns, and elections.
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DEC 15, 2021
15/12/21 - ST: The Big Story, Dec 15In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Journalist Toh Ting Wei on how the bus operators plan to accommodate the expected increase in demand for the expanded VTL scheme between Singapore and Malaysia.
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DEC 15, 2021
15/12/21 - Eco Money: How should investors assess social issues in 2022When we think of ESG - often environmental considerations and sustainability are the first to come to mind.
Looking into 2022, Fitch anticipates that the range of social factors within ESG will expand beyond these topics and become more central to sustainability strategies for a wide range of bond issuers from corporates to sovereigns.
To find out more and what this means for investors Rachel Kelly speaks to Nneka Chike-Obi, Director of ESG Research at Fitch.
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10:51
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DEC 15, 2021
15/12/21 - Sustainable Singapore: East Coast Lagoon Food Village in trial to generate electricity from food wasteFood waste at East Coast Lagoon Food Village is being converted to biogas to generate electricity - a first for Singapore's hawker centres. On Sustainable Singapore, Rhianne Lovell-Boland speaks to Associate Professor Tong Yen Wah from the NUS Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering who shares more about how it works, and its environmental impact.
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10:32
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DEC 15, 2021
15/12/21 - Capital Market Transaction Trends in 2021Duff & Phelps released the Transaction Trail Report, examining the increase in capital market transactions seen in 2021 across Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. While fundraising for tech firms led the way yet again, the differences seen across these 3 countries were rather interesting. Srividya Gopal, Managing Director at Duff & Phelps, joined us on Prime Time to discuss the report's major findings.
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DEC 14, 2021
14/12/21 - ST: The Big Story, Dec 14In The Straits Times' The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore on the vaccination-differentiated measures that will be expanded from February next year.
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DEC 14, 2021
14/12/21 - In The Spotlight: Omicron wave heads to the UK, raising Covid-19 alert levelIn The Spotlight, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Alexander Akerboom, Political Analyst, Global Risk Insights for the latest updates on the Omicron variant in the UK and Europe.
Epidemiologists say Omicron will become the dominant coronavirus variant in Denmark this week, driving a rise in cases to record levels and offering a warning to the rest of Europe about the more transmissible mutation.
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10:52
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DEC 14, 2021
14/12/21 - Powering Your Property: A record 29 million-dollar HDB flats sold in NovemberOn Powering Your Property, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly spoke to Christine Sun, Senior Vice President of Research & Analytics, OrangeTee & Tie to find out why it has been a record-breaking year for the HDB resale market. They also discuss the property market's outlook for 2022.
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