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CNA938 Rewind - Q2 growth: Could we be in for a tougher second half?

CNA938 Rewind

According to advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore's economy grew 4.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 - faster than the 4.1 per cent growth in the first quarter of the year. But the ministry flagged significant uncertainty and downside risks remaining in the global economy in the second half of the year - given the lack of clarity over U.S tariff policies. Lance Alexander discusses with Selena Ling, Chief Economist and Head of Global Markets Research and Strategy, OCBC.

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CNA938 Rewind - Eat, Drink, Singapore - Bombolinis at The Fat Kid Bakery 

A fan of Bombolonis? The italian stuffed donut has been a mainstay in our next guest’s menu, so much that customers flocked to social media to get their hands on their seasonal Kaya flavour in time for SG60. Hui Wong speaks with Ariel Tang, the founder of The Fat Kid Bakery to get the ooze of it. 

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CNA938 Rewind - The Wellness Hour - Dancing to feel good

Movement makes you feel good, and dance adds an extra perk of lifting your mood, and it’s often said to be another language of physical and emotional expression. Hui Wong speaks with Marcus Chong and Emeline Choo, Directors of Dance Movement Inc to explore two very popular Latin Dance styles – Salsa and Bachata to differentiate their rhythmic patterns.

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CNA938 Rewind - Stock take today: Trump’s 100% levy on chips jolts markets

On the daily markets analysis on Open For Business, Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng speak with Tony Nash, Founder & CEO, Complete Intelligence. 

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CNA938 Rewind - Near 6-fold rise in prepayment losses for beauty consumers in first half of 2025

Beauty industry consumers lost over $108,000 in the first half of this year after paying in advance for services that were never delivered. This represents a 464% increase – or a near six-fold rise – from $19,000 during the same period last year. Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng find out why consumers are still falling victim to prepayment losses and what more can be done to protect them, with Mr Linus Ng, Member, CASE Central Committee and Chairperson, CASE Consumer Education Committee. 

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CNA938 Rewind - A Letter to Myself: Finding his calling in kopi, Simon Lieberum serves an unfiltered take on entrepreneurship

When Simon Lieberum had his first taste of our local kopi, it was love at first sip. So-much-so that the native of Germany set up a company in 2018 — KopiHouse — to make our distinctively robust brew more accessible via coffee pods. And he says his priority is to ensure the taste stays authentically local. Simon reflects on what he's most enamoured with about our local kopi culture, and how his entrepreneurial journey has taught him the value of (metaphorically) "breaking some stuff" along the way.

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