Breakfast with Ryan Huang, Emaad Akhtar and Audrey Siek

GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric and a leading aircraft engine supplier, has helped propel the development of next-generation aerospace capabilities in maintaining Singapore’s position as a leading global aviation hub. Iain Rodger, Managing Director, GE Aviation Singapore, shares more about their hiring efforts – specifically their plan to hire over 300 workers in 2022 – and their achievements over the last 40 years in the country.   

The concept of a “sense of belonging” at work has seen rising interest in the boardroom recently, with some calling it one of the most important factors that may prevent mass resignation. But what can companies do to develop a greater sense of belonging among their staff? Dr Natalie Baumgartner, Chief Workforce Scientist, Achievers joins us on The Breakfast Huddle to share more.

On today's Bigger Picture, Mary Nicola, Portfolio Manager, Global Multi-Asset, PineBridge Investments discuss the impact of a quicker-than-expected U.S. hikes on the Asian assets, the easing of inflationary pressures, her investing outlook for 2022, and more. 

In this week’s Companies to watch, Olivia Poh, Journalist, The Business Times gives an analysis of Singapore-based tech giant Grab's listing on the NASDAQ through a SPAC merger with Altimeter Growth Corporation (AGC) and the kind of investing opportunity does it provide US investors with. 

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss the fall of Wall Street's major averages as the US confirms their first known case of the Omicron variant, payment giant Square's corporate name change to Block, and more. 

Regional Round-up Ep 26: Singapore-Malaysia land VTL plans for general travellers depend on measures in face of Omicron variant 09:58 mins 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. 0:00 Highlights of conversation (click/tap above): 0:59 Singapore-Malaysia land VTL hopes to expand to general travellers in mid-December, despite the Omicron variant 4:21 Myanmar court has deferred the first verdict in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu-kyi 5:55 Boat carrying 228 Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar seized 7:00 Phillippines launches campaign to vaccinate 90 million people in three days, to reach 70% vaccinated rate Produced by: Leslie Lopez (ljlopez@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 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 Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #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!

Zhuwei WANG, Manager for Asia Oil Analytics, S&P Global Platts discusses what  OPEC members will be weighing as they decide what to do with its production plans in the coming months - whether to continue returning more supply to the market as planned - which might drag down prices, or cut back to keep prices stable.

With technology taking over the retail industry, will we have the possibility of the extinction of physical stores? And are those in the retail sector seeing the importance of technology for their business success? To answer these questions, Dr Kapil R. Tuli, Professor of Marketing and Director, Retail Centre of Excellence, Singapore Management University discusses the main challenges retailers have faced when going digital, and how consumer behaviour has evolved over the past few years.

David Kuo, Co-Founder, The Smart Investor, shares what investors should be doing differently – with the new Omicron variant being potentially more transmissible – and November’s biggest winners/losers on the Straits Times Index.

In this morning's The Breakfast Brief, we discuss Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's plan to remove central bank's efforts to boost the economy as it battles escalating inflation pressures, Singapore's pause on the relaxation of social measures, and more.