Best DBS Bank Podcasts (2024)

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Fundamentals of Business with Piyush Gupta, Group CEO of DBS Bank 21:44

2d ago21:44

21:44

DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta has built his reputation by transforming DBS from a Singaporean bank into one of Southeast Asia’s largest, with a market cap of over $90 billion. While he’s had a 40-year career in banking, he also had a short stint as a startup founder. We had the pleasure of hosting him at our annual growth equity conference, PitStop, i…

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Kopi Time E129 - James Crabtree on the Geopolitics of Elections 45:27

8h ago45:27

45:27

James Crabtree, distinguished visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and a senior fellow at the Asia Society, returns to Kopi Time to shed light on this year of momentous elections. We delve right into the US, first by taking stock of the ongoing drama around Trump, Biden, and Harris. We then consider the scenario of a Trump r…

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Kopi Time E128 - Payments trends with Mastercard's David Mann 55:53

1M ago55:53

55:53

We discuss global payment trends with David Mann, Chief Economist for Asia Pacific at Mastercard. From experiential travel to business events, there has been a dramatic change in consumer preferences since the pandemic, with the rise in cost of living playing a key factor. We talk about the patterns picked up from Mastercard’s extensive data on tra…

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Insights from Asia's Premier Fintech Show - Money20/20 Asia 2024 37:10

25d ago37:10

37:10

Money20/20 Asia is the most senior and influential gathering of the global money ecosystem including banks, payments, tech, startups, retail, fintech, financial services, policy, and more. Companies like J.P. Morgan, Stripe, Tenpay Global, HSBC, Google Cloud, AWS, KASIKORNBANK, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Animoca Brands, Ant Group, and IBM have a…

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Kopi Time E127 - My commencement speech for Yale-NUS graduating class of 2024 8:11

1M ago8:11

8:11

Mdm Kay Kuok, Chair of the Yale-NUS Governing Board Members of the Yale-NUS Governing Board Professor Aaron Thean, Deputy President (Academic Affairs) and Provost of NUS Professor Joanne Roberts, President of Yale-NUS College Families, Yale-NUS community, and Friends And dear graduates, Most of you were the class of 2020 in high school, your gradua…

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Kopi Time E126 : Gen AI with Microsoft's Zia Zaman 47:00

1M ago47:00

47:00

We hear about the subject of the moment from Microsoft’s Asia head of business development, Zia Zaman. We begin with the question if the world has been transformed in a comparable manner in the past year and a half as the smartphone and Appstore revolution achieved during 2007/08. Zia argues the transformation has been similar in influencing corpor…

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Cloudflare: Reflections on Leadership with Michelle Zatlyn 28:27

2M ago28:27

28:27

Michelle Zatlyn, Co-founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer at Cloudflare, chats with Peak XV CMO Gayatri Yadav about building Cloudflare, the global powerhouse that stops 209 billion cyber threats a day. In this conversation, Michelle reflects on the initial struggle to garner support for Cloudflare’s offerings and emphasizes the importanc…

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Kopi Time E125 : China from a US business perspective with Mitchell Presnick 57:38

2M ago57:38

57:38

Mitchell Presnick, a visiting fellow of practice at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, joins Kopi Time to bring much needed pragmatism to the China-US discourse. Mitch, researching the future of US- China commercial relations in the post-engagement era, is no China apologist. But his decades of doing business in China ha…

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Kopi Time E124 : Indonesia outlook with Reformasi's Kevin O'Rourke 43:41

2M ago43:41

43:41

Recorded in Jakarta, Kopi Time delves into Indonesia’s elections, domestic and foreign policy, investment environment, and economy with Kevin O'Rourke, Principle, PT Reformasi Information Services. Kevin’s team has provided independent political risk consultancy for many years, and he demonstrates his deep insights in this far-reaching conversation…

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How to scale a fintech startup in an emerging market w/ Tessa Wijaya COO @ Xendit 33:59

3M ago33:59

33:59

To launch a new season of Digital Transformation & Leadership we've got a special episode recorded live from the MoneyPot podcast studio at Money20/20 Asia in Bangkok. Danny talks to Tessa Wijaya the COO at Indonesian fintech Xendit, the expanding payments gateway. On top of being a driving force for the company’s growth, Tessa is also a passionate…

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Kopi Time E123 - Control Risks’ Nicolas Reys on Cybersecurity 44:13

3M ago44:13

44:13

Today’s episode subject is in response to popular demand. Whether at work or at home, concerns on cybersecurity are elevated to say the least. Nicolas Reys, Partner leading Control Risks’ Digital Risks Americas and Global Threat Intelligence practices, begins by going the three kinds of cyberthreats out there—state sponsored, ransomware, and “hacti…

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Kopi Time E122 - Development Multilateralism with Atlantic Council’s Martin Mühleisen 1:03:43

3M ago1:03:43

1:03:43

Martin Mühleisen, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, returns to Kopi Time to talk about the state of multilateralism. He sees the recent IMF meetings marked by modest progress in securing greater funding for development and climate change, but much more remains to be done to give developing nations their requisite voice in global bo…

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Kopi Time 121 - IMF meetings takeaways with PwC's Dr. Alexis Crow 41:39

3M ago41:39

41:39

We catch up in Washington DC with Dr. Alexis Crow, lead, Global Geopolitical Investing Practice, pwc. Recorded on the last day of the IMF-World Bank 2024 spring meetings, we go over the key takeaways from our interactions with policy makers and analysts. From a mild upgrade in global growth forecasts to taking stock of the scarring of the pandemic,…

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Kopi Time E120 - Henny Sender on China, Hong Kong, and India 57:37

4M ago57:37

57:37

Henny Sender, after several decades of writing on international finance for the Finance Times and Wall Street Journal, presently runs Apsara Advisory, a New York-based consultancy. She joins Kopi Time to talk about her sense of the challenges facing the Chinese economy, especially the weakness in consumer sentiment. While recognising the wisdom beh…

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Kopi Time E119 - Angela Mancini on Geopolitics and Business Risks 1:00:30

4M ago1:00:30

1:00:30

Angela Mancini, Partner and Head of the Geopolitical Risk Analysis practice for Asia Pacific at Control Risks, returns to Kopi Time after four years. The issues haven’t changed that much in the interim—we talk about Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore’s elections and economic prospects, state of China-US friction in the context of business risks, an…

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Kopi Time E118: Bert Hofman on China’s NPC, deflation, trade/tech war, industrial policy 51:51

5M ago51:51

51:51

Bert Hofman, adjunct Professor at the East Asian Institute at National University of Singapore, returns to Kopi Time to comment on the National People’s Congress of China and the direction of policy in the coming years. We also talk about the property sector crisis, ways to revive business and consumer confidence, deflation risks, green transition,…

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Kopi Time E117 - Munib Madni on the Gigaton Coalition to Decarbonize 42:53

5M ago42:53

42:53

We welcome back Munib Madni, CEO of Singapore-based Panarchy Partners, a fund management company with responsible investing at its core. In this chat, Munib talks about latest developments and trends in the world of climate impact investing, while pointing out a gap in the current scene. Munib sees many listed equity companies setting laudable goal…

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Kopi Time E116 - Caesar Sengupta on the present and future of e-payments and investment 49:03

6M ago49:03

49:03

We explore the present state of digital payments, their impact and potential, and tech-enabled investment platforms with Caeser Sengupta, CEO and co-founder of Arta Finance. Previously, Caeser spent a number of years at Google as VP & GM of Payments & the Next Billion Users initiative. In this podcast, we begin by discussing the economic and social…

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CleverTap: A Data-First Approach to Customer Engagement 29:01

6M ago29:01

29:01

Brands rarely interact directly with customers in the digital world, making it a challenge to create personalized customer experiences and retain clients. While working at a media company in 2013, Anand Jain, Sunil Thomas, and Suresh Kondamudi, were faced with the same problem. They struggled to find a product that could leverage data to meaningful…

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Kopi Time E115 - Vandana Hari on Energy Market Outlook and Risks 50:00

7M ago50:00

50:00

Vandana Hari, founder of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based provider of intelligence on energy markets, returns to Kopi Time. She was with us in the early days of the podcast, when WTI futures was in negative territory, and then returned around the time of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Today, again, energy markets have no shortage of drama. Vandana …

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Kopi Time E114 - US markets with Dr. Komal Sri-Kumar 55:31

8M ago55:31

55:31

We do a US market wrap-up for 2023 and outlook for 2024 with our favourite strategist, Dr. Komal Sri-Kumar. No stranger to Kopi Time, Sri is blunt and prescient in his views across asset classes, fiscal and monetary policies, politics, economic growth, and inflation. We discuss the various prevalent and potential sources of market volatility, direc…

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Kopi Time E113 - World Bank’s S Asia Chief Economist Franziska Ohnsorge on the Region’s Outlook 43:51

8M ago43:51

43:51

South Asia has pockets of strong growth (Bangladesh and India), pockets of balance of payments difficulties (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka), and an across the board underwhelming foreign investment picture. Dr. Franziska Ohnsorge, South Asia Chief Economist of the World Bank, ties these multiple threads from her vantage point. We discuss risks an…

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Pioneering Payments: Amrish Rau’s FinTech Journey 35:14

8M ago35:14

35:14

Paying for things digitally is now a part of daily life – but this wasn’t always the case. In 2013, long before the reality of cashless payments had become the norm in many parts of India and the world, Amrish Rau co-founded Citrus Pay, an online payment provider built with a mobile-first focus. This was one of many ventures in his two-decades-long…

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Kopi Time E112 - Charles Ormiston on making the most of out of geopolitics 55:36

9M ago55:36

55:36

This is a thoughtful discussion on maximising a company or economy’s growth potential while navigating geopolitical constraints. Charles Ormiston digs deep on Asia in this podcast. Charles, chair of the Angsana Council, a Singapore-based think tank focused on the growth potential of Southeast Asia, and former head of Bain Southeast Asia, argues tha…

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Kopi Time E111 - Dirk and Lelya Eichelberger on Sustainable Fishing and its Offshoots 47:13

9M ago47:13

47:13

This couple is walking the talk on marine sustainability. Dirk Eichelberger is the CEO of Singapore Aquaculture Technologies; in other words, he runs a fish farm right here in Singapore. Lelya Eichelberger is launching Alghemy, a skincare product range that offers a proprietary ingredient while emphasizing clean, green, and blue beauty. We talk abo…

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Kopi Time E110 - Notes from Marrakech - Polycrisis and Resilience 9:26

10M ago9:26

9:26

Global central bank heads and finance ministers gathered over the past week in Marrakech, Morocco for the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group. The meetings’ overarching theme was an uneven global recovery from a multitude of shocks, ranging from pandemic to wars, prices to interest rates. There was also a cau…

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Kopi Time E109 - Dr. Tony Annett on economics and Catholicism 41:37

10M ago41:37

41:37

This is an atypical episode—the first time in Kopi Time we discuss the intersection of faith and economics. Dr. Tony Annett, a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, and author of “Cathonomics: How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy,” insists on moral principles as foundations of economics an…

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Kopi Time E108 - Chris Miller on Chip War 47:09

10M ago47:09

47:09

This podcast will be an indispensable resource for those have not read Chip War by Chris Miller, Professor at Tufts University. Chris explains, both in his award-winning book and in this conversation, the central role played by computer chips in today’s economy, society, and military. More critically, he points out various single nodes of vulnerabi…

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Kopi Time 107 - Kishore Mahbubani on the Asian century versus the American century 53:22

11M ago53:22

53:22

Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, returns to Kopi Time to give his take on China-US relationship, the war in Ukraine and its many facets, and where Asean and India stand in all this. The ever erudite former career diplomat pulls no punches, pointing out poor national strategies…

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Building a Culture of AI Adoption w/ Garik Tate 41:40

11M ago41:40

41:40

In this episode of Digital Transformation & Leadership Danny Levy talks to Garik Tate an AI Futurist, Investor, and AI Strategy Consultant. His expertise lies at the intersection of AI, IQ, and EQ. He makes companies more valuable to institutional buyers and increases their profits with AI. With over a decade of experience as a successful entrepren…

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Appier: Creating Impact With AI, One Business At A Time 35:48

11M ago35:48

35:48

Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are transforming the world of business intelligence and marketing. But before ‘AI’ became a buzzword, it was not easy to convince businesses that the technology could be a game changer for their enterprise. In 2012, Chih-Han Yu launched Appier with a vision to make AI accessible for all. That vision was …

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Dispelling Misconceptions Around Payments Cultures in Asia w/ Zennon Kapron 43:36

12M ago43:36

43:36

In this episode of Digital Transformation & Leadership Danny Levy talks to Zennon Kapron the Director of Kapronasia, one of Asia's leading financial technology research and consulting firms. Prior to Kapronasia, Zennon was the Asia Pacific Financial Industry Manager and Global Banking Industry Manager for Intel. At Intel, he helped position and sel…

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Kopi Time E106 - Prof Aurobindo Ghosh on inflation expectations and cost of living in Singapore 50:21

12M ago50:21

50:21

Aurobindo Ghosh, Assistant Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, joins Kopi Time to talk about his longstanding research on inflation expectations and cost of living. He explains the decade-plus work, done in conjunction with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and DBS Bank, to gauge inflati…

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The Designers’ Imperative: Unlocking the Circular Economy 2:52

1y ago2:52

2:52

The impact of good design on the circular economy cannot be overstated, as it is designers who have the power to create products that are both sustainable and functional. This podcast tells the story of how important the circular design mindset is for designers.

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Kopi Time E105 - Eswar Prasad on the future of money 51:47

1y ago51:47

51:47

Eswar Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University, returns to Kopi Time to talk about the USD, China, cryptos, and CBDCs. We go over the state of the global financial system, the legacy of USD weaponisation, innovation in fintech, the state of cryptos, the potential of central bank digital currencies. Eswar’s book, The Fut…

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Mad Street Den: Enterprise AI for the World, Built Out of Chennai 39:13

1y ago39:13

39:13

The dawn of AI is upon us and Enterprise AI is finally getting its time in the sun. With more people experimenting with the likes of Chat GPT, Dall-E, and Midjourney, companies are also moving swiftly to implement AI tools to help them drive productivity and efficiency. One person who’s been building AI tools for over a decade is Ashwini Asokan. In…

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Kopi Time E104 - Wellington’s Santiago Millán, on China’s complexities 52:03

1y ago52:03

52:03

Santiago Millán, Macro Strategist at Wellington Management, one of the largest asset managers in the world, joins Kopi Time to talk about China. Whether it is the macro outlook, space for further stimulus, policy stance, state of financial markets, regulatory framework, great power rivalry, tech war, green transition, or the overall investment thes…

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Artificial Intelligence - Exploring The Latest Use Cases w/ Medhy Souidi @DBS Bank 35:47

1y ago35:47

35:47

In this episode of Digital Transformation & Leadership Danny Levy talks to Medhy Souidi a passionate innovator and a driving force in the financial industry. Serving as the Head of Transformation and Ecosystems at DBS Hong Kong, one of Asia's top-tier banks, Medhy brings fresh ideas to life, creates customer-centric services, and ensures DBS stays …

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The rise of Superapps in Singapore and Southeast Asia w/ Wenbin Wong, Managing Director, Head of GrabFin @Grab 46:30

1y ago46:30

46:30

In this episode of Digital Transformation & Leadership Danny Levy talks to Wenbin Wong the Managing Director, GrabFin, where he oversees Grab's fintech business in Singapore. He works closely with partners and regulators to deliver services to Grab's users, drivers and merchant partners. Prior to this, he was the Head of Product for GrabFin, settin…

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Kopi Time E103 - Helge Muenkel on climate finance 43:54

1y ago43:54

43:54

Helge Muenkel, Chief Sustainability Officer at DBS, responsible for developing the bank’s overarching sustainability framework, joins Kopi Time. We begin by talking about current state of climate finance, the magnitude of funding needed to carry out meaningful green transition, and the various source of funding in the pipeline. Helge walks us throu…

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Develop Your Leadership Style: Lessons From Scaling Teams At Stripe 42:28

1y ago42:28

42:28

“The best leaders and founders I’ve worked with have the ability to have conviction about a vision and an opinion, but also the ability to open up the decision or the moment and say, ‘OK, is there something I'm not thinking about?’ or ‘What could I have done differently?’” Claire Hughes Johnson draws on her experience leading and managing teams at …

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How To Succeed At Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet w/ Christopher Bishop 40:38

1y ago40:38

40:38

In this episode of Digital Transformation & Leadership Danny Levy talks to Christopher Bishop a workplace futurist, Deep Tech MC, Quantum Tech Podcast Host, Former IBM'er, and Bass Player. Nanopharmacist? Lunar tour guide? Robotic ethics consultant? Augmented reality medical content designer? Have you heard of these jobs? If not, you will. And you …

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Kopi Time E102 - Mustafa Chowdhury on why rates will remain higher for longer 39:01

1y ago39:01

39:01

Mustafa Chowdhury, who has held senior positions at Voya Investments, Deutsche Bank, Bear Stearns and Freddie Mac, brings his deep fixed income expertise to Kopi Time. We start with his takeaways from the debt ceiling drama, which Mustafa argues left President Biden the winner. He however remains unconvinced that a meaningful debt consolidation is …

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Kopi Time E101 - Reviewing our Top-10 Episodes 15:54

1y ago15:54

15:54

This series began right before the 2020 global pandemic, and at that time the idea was to record chats with thinkers I meet during my travels. I really doubt if I’d have a hundred episodes under that model of operation. But once the pandemic broke out, remote recording with guests all over the world became acceptable, and away we went. Now 100 epis…

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The Future of Fintech, and Why That Future is Human w/ Monica Millares, Principal, Product @BigPay 46:31

1y ago46:31

46:31

Kicking off season 4 of Digital Transformation & Leadership, Danny Levy talks to Monica Millares who works at BigPay, as Principal, Product. She moved to Malaysia as part of BigPay's founding team to help launch and grow what is now one of the fastest growing NeoBanks in South East Asia with 1.37 million transacting users. Monica is a product leade…

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Kopi Time E100 - Raghuram Rajan on fault lines in global finance and economy 46:06

1y ago46:06

46:06

Kopi Time hits 100 episodes! Raghuram Rajan, Professor at the University of Chicago, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India (2013-16), former IMF Chief Economist (2003-06), returns to our podcast to talk about the risks building up in global finance and economy. We begin with duration mismatch risks causing a rise in vulnerability among banks and n…

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Show Them the Magic: Vymo’s Playbook for Enterprise Sales 44:23

1+ y ago44:23

44:23

Launching a new software product and successfully driving user adoption and retention is a challenge for many startups. According to sales engagement platform Vymo’s co-founder and CEO Yamini Bhat, the secret is to ‘go live’ quickly and show users their return on investment. On this episode of Moonshot, we take a peek into Vymo’s playbook to learn …

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Kopi Time E099 - Professor Bernard Haykel on the Middle East, China, US 45:25

1+ y ago45:25

45:25

Dr. Bernard Haykel, Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University and Director, Institute for Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, returns to Kopi Time. Recorded in New York City on April 15, the discussion begins with the war in Ukraine and the Middle East’s complex relationship with Russia. Prof Haykel then elaborates …

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Kopi Time E098 - Prem Bhatia on shifting sands in the tech start-up scene 52:58

1+ y ago52:58

52:58

Prem Bhatia, co-founder of Graas, a tech solution provider for e-commerce, joins Kopi Time to talk about the direction of data driven e-commerce and issues facing start-ups at the current macro backdrop. He draws on his decades-long experience as an entrepreneur and investor to make the case for data and artificial intelligence-driven solutions in …

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Kopi Time E097 - Chatib Basri on Indonesia 50:34

1+ y ago50:34

50:34

I sat down with former Finance Minister of Indonesia, Chatib Basri, at the DBS Indonesia Asian Insights Forum 2023, held on March 15. During the conversation, Mr. Basri provided a brief presentation about the outlook for Indonesia in the context of global macroeconomic developments. He explained the Indonesian economy’s middle path, neither high- n…

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