TR EMERITUS

On page B12 of today's Straits Times, it was reported that one of the biggest obstacles that British companies cited that they face in Singapore is the lack of technical skills among Singaporeans followed by salary expectations at 38%. When I read that, my thoughts straight away drifted back to the once much publicised online... 

Some articles seem to be quite woefully ill-informed about Ant's (Jack Ma's company) business model and the concept of securitized debt. When you lend money to others, that debt has value and you can borrow against it. However in normal banking you will never be able to borrow 100%. What Ant was doing was securitizing the debt... 

As COVID-19 pandemic hits many countries in every continent, millions of people are infected. Cities are locked down. Schools are suspended. Factories are closed. Supply chains are disconnected. Cross-border trade is adversely affected. Now, the pandemic is now under control in some countries. Mayors are considering to resume...