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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Having built car vending machines, Gary Hong now fuels connections for social good

Gary Hong of Autobahn Motors is best known as the man behind Singapore's iconic car vending machines. Apart from dealing in classic and luxury cars, Gary is also the co-founder of PlayPan, a social enterprise that brings people and organisations from different backgrounds together to spark off innovative collaborations for social good. In this conversation, Gary shares how curiosity and optimism paved the way for him to discover a deeper meaning in his work, and how he has learned to re-channel his personal challenges into a source of creativity.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Inflation holds steady, rate cut bets grow

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman speak with David Dietze, Chief Investment Strategist, Dietze Wealth Management Group

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CNA938 Rewind - Can Singapore maintain its upgraded GDP growth forecast?

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has upgraded Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for the year to 1.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent, up from 0 per cent to 2 per cent previously. The upgrade largely reflects the better-than-expected performance of the Singapore economy in the first half of 2025. As uncertainty from Trump tariffs looms, will Singapore be able to maintain its GDP growth forecast? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out from Sheana Yue, Economist, Oxford Economics.

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CNA938 Rewind - #TalkBack: Could we see an end to $10 SIM card plans, with recent mergers and acquisitions?

Simba Telecom is set to buy the telco services of M1, while Starhub has already acquired the remainder of MyRepublic’s broadband business. Is Singapore’s telco field narrowing? What impact will this have on you the consumer in terms of how much you end up paying for your subscriptions. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin discuss with Alfred Siew, Editor, Techgoondu.com.

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CNA938 Rewind - New GDP growth forecast, will we continue to see growth this year?

Singapore’s economy is set to grow faster than earlier expected this year. That’s according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), which raised its GDP growth forecast to between 1.5 and 2.5 per cent – up from zero to 2 per cent. But there have been warnings surrounding the outlook for the rest of the year, with global growth likely to slow due to U.S reciprocal tariffs taking effect. Lance Alexander and Daniel Martin speak with Alvin Liew, Senior Economist, UOB.

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CNA938 Rewind - VERS; which estates could be first?

As Singapore prepares for the rollout of the Voluntary Early Redevelopment Scheme, or VERS, in the coming decade, all eyes are on which estates could be first in line. Daniel Martin finds out more from Eugene Lim, Key Executive Officer, ERA Singapore.

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