Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

In MONEY FM 89.3 exclusive Singapore Budget Conversations, we're joined by Ms Indranee Rajah, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office & Second Minister for Finance and National Development, Alvin Liew, Senior Economist, UOB & Ajay Kumar Sanganeria, Partner & Head of Tax, KPMG in Singapore as we dive deeper into the announcements made at Budget 2022. Some key highlights that we cover include:  Singapore’s carbon tax Rationale behind taxing high earners more in Singapore Tightening of Singapore's foreign worker policies Thought process behind the two steps approach in Singapore’s GST hike

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses South-east Asia's top news developments in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' regional correspondent Leslie Lopez chats with Money FM's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:59 Impact of the European Union's expansion of its sanctions on Myanmar's military junta 02:29 Slow progress of implementing the five-point peace plan between Asean and Myanmar's military junta 03:57 Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Najib Razak is 'not one bit remorseful' after 1MDB funds scandal, ahead of Johor state polls 05:35 Official negotiations between Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Malaysian United Democratic Alliance over, after PKR decides to name its candidates for the remaining 7 seats 06:56 Indonesia seeking to launch a home-grown Covid-19 vaccine, the Merah Putih, in August Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3, Hadyu Rahim 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/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Leslie Lopez's stories: https://str.sg/3xRX Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- 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 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts:  http://bt.sg/podcasts Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!

Margaret Yang, Strategist, DailyFX, discusses how higher expenses were a big factor behind OCBC's 14 percent drop in Q4 net profit, and if these headwinds will persist.

To wrap up the announcements and details of Singapore Budget 2022, Alvin Liew, Senior Economist, UOB joins us to discuss if the restructuring anxieties in Singapore felt by workers and firms have been adequately addressed and how Budget 2022 will set Singapore up for economic growth this year. 

As announced at Budget 2022, Singapore is bringing forward its net-zero timeline "by or around mid-century", as part of the green initiatives. The biggest highlight was probably carbon taxes that were introduced in 2019 at S$5 per tonne of emissions and will be raised to S$25 per tonne in 2024 and 2025. Wong Wai Meng, SGTech Chair & CEO, Keppel Data Centres shares how this new carbon tax increase will impact businesses and what are Keppel Data's plans to hopefully not feel the impact from this increase.

In our Regional Roundup, Leslie Lopez, Regional Correspondent, Straits Times discuss the expansion of the EU sanctions on Myanmar's military junta to include several key officials and four entities tied to the regime, Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's scathing attack on Najib Razak in a letter to Johor voters, Indonesia's plan to reduce their reliance on foreign vaccines, and more.  Follow The Straits Times' Asian Insider Podcast channel - co-produced with Money FM 89.3 - like us and rate us: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Asian Insider newsletter.   Asian Insider videos: https://str.sg/JoVb SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the US's sweeping sanctions on the major Russian bank VEB and its military bank, Germany halting the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline designed to bring natural gas from Russia directly to Europe, how Russia’s Ukraine incursion could complicate the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions, and more. 

Timothy Ho, Managing Editor & Co-Founder, Dollars and Sense discusses what will be the sectors and stocks to keep an eye on, that will likely be impacted by the latest policies announced in Singapore's Budget 2022.

Synopsis: The Straits Times analyses the latest developments in China in this weekly podcast. The Straits Times' China bureau chief Tan Dawn Wei chats with Money FM 89.3's Elliot Danker and Bharati Jagdish. Highlights (click/tap above): 00:29 China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls for negotiations to avoid major conflict over Ukraine 02:26 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison demands a full investigation into a Chinese naval vessel that has pointed a laser at an Australian defence plane 04:04 Possibility of China hosting the Fifa World Cup Produced by: Tan Dawn Wei (dawntan@sph.com.sg), The Breakfast Huddle, Money FM 89.3 & 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/wQsB  Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX SPH Awedio app: https://www.awedio.sg/ Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Tan Dawn Wei's stories: https://str.sg/3xR7 Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- 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 #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!

Speaking at Budget 2022,  Finance Minister Lawrence Wong also adds that Singapore has a “window of opportunity” over the next few years to establish leading positions in key market segments. The first priority, he said, is to “strengthen” Singapore’s digital capabilities. Nicholas Lee, SGTech Councillor, and First Vice Chair of SGTech’s Digital Transformation Chapter & CEO, EZ-Link shares the kind of gaps the tech industry is facing now and how the additional S$200 million that the government is setting aside can help close that gap.