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Iran and the ‘Strait card’: a risky high-stakes gamble

How the country could turn its control of the Strait of Hormuz into a victory

As China has moved up the value-added curve in exports of EVs, robots, drones, solar panels and wind turbines, expansion in knowledge-intensive service exports has followed.

China’s new trade front with the world – services

The country is rapidly moving up the global ranks as an exporter of knowledge-intensive products

Asean's booming population equates to a higher demand for supplies of safe, nutritious food as well as reliable sources of energy.

Regulation can bolster Asean’s food and energy resilience

Fundamental frameworks at national level will ultimately help drive momentum for bloc’s larger harmonisation goal

Singtel is injecting life back into a dormant float that makes up 4.4% of its total shares.
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Singtel could also be a winner as mom-and-pop investors land surprise S$6,800 windfall

For the group, the real prize is unlocking its own corporate toolkit

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong confirmed inflation will exceed earlier projections. Singapore's government has committed close to S$1 billion in new support measures to cushion its people.

Despite ceasefire in Iran, businesses should follow Singapore’s model

Whether the ceasefire holds, firms should not assume business as usual

A building destroyed by US-Israeli air strikes on the campus of Sharif University of Technology
 in Teheran. Even before the destruction wrought by this phase of the conflict, Iran’s civilian economy suffered from severe underinvestment.

The road to de-escalation with Iran

There is an off-ramp for the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, but it requires taking economic incentives seriously

Regulators like the Singapore Exchange and investor rights groups have recently started urging companies to provide forward guidance, as long as these are made in good faith and are not misleading.
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Time for AGMs to be more forward-looking

A forward-looking approach to the annual general meeting helps instil shareholder confidence

In an era of persistent uncertainty, the most resilient food systems will be those with the deepest capacity to turn options into outcomes.

Beyond supply: Why capability is the next frontier of food resilience

If food cannot arrive in ready-to-consume forms, do we have the ability to convert raw inputs into shelf-stable products?

With corn prices rising, it’s not just corn on the cob that will cost more. Corn-fed beef, soft drinks and other food products made with high-fructose corn syrup will also get more expensive.

Hormuz closure threatens global food supply: Why grocery price hikes are coming

The cost and availability of fertiliser will affect the whole world