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Weekend Mornings
Latest headlines from The Business Times newsroom
A collection of interviews with captains of industry, news makers, policy makers, sector experts and more.
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Start your weekends with veteran journalist and communication expert Glenn van Zutphen and co-host author Neil Humphreys (on Saturday mornings) from 0900-1200 with a diverse mix of guests and conversations; international news, culture, sports, fitness, and lifestyle events of interest to Singaporeans and those who live in the Lion City. Join them on your old-school radio or on the MoneyFM Facebook Live stream.
Get the latest news from Asia and around the World with Howie Lim on Prime Time from 4pm to 7pm. Together with JP Ong, stay up to date with the latest movements in the Singapore, European and US markets. Learn of the latest trends in property investment and the challenges that Small Medium Enterprises face in a changing economy.
Latest news headlines 4/19 . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Business Times presented by MONEY FM 89.3
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Weekends: Li Lian Ong on the 2021 growth outlook of the ASEAN economy
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Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Li Lian Ong, Group Head for Financial Surveillance & Acting Group Head for Regional Surveillance, AMRO about the ASEAN+3 region’s AREO 2021 economic outlook report and the biggest risks that threaten the region’s road to recovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Potential merger between Gojek and Tokopedia, Sembcorp's rally the sell-off in the US, Tesla, IBM and Meituan
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How will a potential merger between Gojek and Tokopedia impact Grab? What is fuelling the Sembcorp rally? What is driving the sell-off in the US? On Market View, Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang discuss the latest news headlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By MONEY FM 89.3
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The Digital Asset Revolution : Watershed moment or a False Dawn ?
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What is powering the digital asset class revolution and are we past the tipping point for its progress? What does this mean for investors and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Binance coin, Dogecoin or for capital flows into Coinbase and NFT's? Michelle Martin speaks with Krishna Ramachandra who is Senior Partner and Head of Corporate Finance, Blockch…
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The pursuit of promoting financial inclusion in Southeast Asia
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Xfers, a Singapore-based fintech providing financial access to businesses via its strongly-built payments infrastructure across Southeast Asia, recently received a strategic investment of US$30 million from Payfazz, Indonesia’s leading fintech providing financial and payment service. Tianwei Liu, Co-Founder and CEO, Xfers shares the kind of financi…
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Bigger Picture: SPAC fever showing signs of fading
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Vasu Menon, Executive Director, Investment Strategy, OCBC Bank discusses if the SPAC frenzy has run its course and howmuch bond yields will run up in the coming months. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By MONEY FM 89.3
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Johnson & Johnson: e-Commerce growth and opportunities for consumer healthcare
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Companies in the healthcare sector have had to make significant investments to capitalize on this trend, focusing on a digital-first delivery model, with platforms like Shopee and Lazada being pivotal to their success. Johnson & Johnson was the 5th best performing brand in the Southeast Asian region for 11.11 and 12.12 sales last year on Shopee. Da…
Tan Dawn Wei, China Bureau Chief, The Straits Times gives an analysis of US climate envoy John Kerry's visit to Shanghai to seek China’s cooperation ahead of the US President Joe Biden’s climate summit, the EU's plan to reinforce its strategic focus and presence in the Indo-Pacific, and Ant Group's options for its founder Jack Ma to divest his stak…
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Have Recent REIT Mergers Failed to Create Value?
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Some recent REIT mergers may have come short of creating value, as pointed out by the Business Times. Gabriel Yap, Chairman of GCP Global, joined us on Prime Time to talk about why that may have been the case, whether REITs can blame it all on the COVID-19 pandemic, and how one might be able to better assess whether or not a REIT merger proposal wi…
The Monetary authority of Singapore kept its monetary policy stance unchanged in its latest review - in line with most analysts expectations. But could we see tightening at the next review in October? Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Michelle Jamrisko, Senior Asia Economy Reporter, Bloomberg to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i…
The Monetary authority of Singapore kept its monetary policy stance unchanged in its latest review - in line with most analysts expectations. But could we see tightening at the next review in October? Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Michelle Jamrisko, Senior Asia Economy Reporter, Bloomberg to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i…
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay and multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to infectious diseases specialist Dr Leong Hoe Nam, from the Rophi Clinic on the recent rise of Covid-19 community cases, and if our system is still robust enough to catch these cases. . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in…
In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, assistant video editor Olivia Quay and multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to infectious diseases specialist Dr Leong Hoe Nam, from the Rophi Clinic on the recent rise of Covid-19 community cases, and if our system is still robust enough to catch these cases. . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in…
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Global Covid-19 death toll passes 3 million, Russian presidnt Vladimir Putin to give annual State of the Nation Address on April 21
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On Prime Time, Rachel Kelly speaks to Audrey Tinline, Senior Journalist, BBC about the biggest news headlines they’re tracking this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By MONEY FM 89.3
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Global Covid-19 death toll passes 3 million, Russian presidnt Vladimir Putin to give annual State of the Nation Address on April 21
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On Prime Time, Rachel Kelly speaks to Audrey Tinline, Senior Journalist, BBC about the biggest news headlines they’re tracking this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By MONEY FM 89.3
How can SMEs ensure their digital infrastructure remains strong and flexible enough to accommodate the return of employees while staying prepared for any changes as the situation continues to evolve worldwide? In Mind Your Business, Howie Lim speaks to Bidhan Roy, Managing Director, Head of Commercial & Small Business, Asia Pacific, Japan, and Grea…
How can SMEs ensure their digital infrastructure remains strong and flexible enough to accommodate the return of employees while staying prepared for any changes as the situation continues to evolve worldwide? In Mind Your Business, Howie Lim speaks to Bidhan Roy, Managing Director, Head of Commercial & Small Business, Asia Pacific, Japan, and Grea…
CNBC's Will Koulouris discusses which company earnings will be worth watching this week, and what's behind the Bitcoin price plunge over the weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By MONEY FM 89.3
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Health Suites: Celebrating 100 years of insulin: What it takes to Beat Diabetes Together
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On Health Suites, Claressa Monteiro speaks with James Chiang, Vice President of Diabetes Care, Central & South Asia and Japan, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), on what it takes to beat diabetes together. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By MONEY FM 89.3
In Market View today, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Geoff Howie, Strategic Market Analyst from the SGX as they look at the market movements this morning, with focus on the STI, tech stocks growth driven by ecommerce in China, US retail sales, the impact from global semiconductor shortage and many more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor…
Straits Times US Bureau Chief, Nirmal Ghosh gives his analysis on US President Joe Biden's first in-person foreign leader meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in The White House, US and China's commitment to working together on climate change, plus, what is the long term strategy on US-Russia relations after the US implemented sancti…
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Singapore mobility app Ryde announces plans for S$200 million SGX IPO
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Just recently, Ryde, a Singapore-based mobility app, formally announced its plans for a S$200 million Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and has appointed SAC Capital as its financial adviser. Terence Zou, CEO, and Founder, Ryde shares their decision to go for a traditional IPO listing and not a SPAC listing, and the impo…
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How OPPO is setting itself apart from rivals in a competitive smartphone market
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Innovative technologies and unique designs are OPPO’s core competencies, with the rollable phone prototype being a key example of how OPPO has led the way in pushing boundaries in technology and design. Dylan Yu, Marketing Director, OPPO Singapore shares what OPPO has been doing in its pursuit of marrying both aesthetics and technology in its phone…
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Alibaba, Singtel, Geely, small cap S-REITS and FAVE
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Michelle Martin and David Chow, Director at Azure Capital discuss what the fine for Alibaba means for the company and other Chinese tech stocks, Singtel as a dividend stock, Geely exploring a SPAC deal, 11 smaller cap REITS in the iEdge S-REIT index with market cap of under 1 billion SGD have generated positive returns and FAVE's sale to pine labs.…
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Econ Healthcare IPO, SPACs v IPOs, Cryptocurrencies, GameStop, ThaiBev, the Chinese Yuan and what can we look forward to in the realm of travel
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Why is Econ Healthcare re-listing? What is performing better: SPACs or IPOs? What are the latest signs that the crypto-markets could be in the midst of a bubble? Michelle Martin and Ryan Huang go beyond the headlines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By MONEY FM 89.3
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Forex Fridays: What China's 1Q GDP Means for the Yuan, the AUD and the SGD
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While China's 1Q GDP growth of 18.3% actually missed estimates, it was still the biggest economic expansion on record for the Mainland. How might this impact the Chinese Yuan, and other closely linked currencies like the Australian Dollar and the Singapore Dollar. Also, with both Australia and Singapore's economies staging solid rebounds, which cur…
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Forex Fridays: What China's 1Q GDP Means for the Yuan, the AUD and the SGD
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While China's 1Q GDP growth of 18.3% actually missed estimates, it was still the biggest economic expansion on record for the Mainland. How might this impact the Chinese Yuan, and other closely linked currencies like the Australian Dollar and the Singapore Dollar. Also, with both Australia and Singapore's economies staging solid rebounds, which cur…
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Weekends: Li Lian Ong on the 2021 growth outlook of the ASEAN economy
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Glenn van Zutphen speaks to Li Lian Ong, Group Head for Financial Surveillance & Acting Group Head for Regional Surveillance, AMRO about the ASEAN+3 region’s economic outlook for 2021 & 2022, and the biggest risks that threaten the region’s road to recovery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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