Chairman’s Note Private and Confidential For SIIA Corporate Members and Advisors December 2022 U.S. Chips Act and Decoupling Many of us are concerned with the prospect of an economic decoupling between the USA and China. A recent and specific development in this regard is The CHIPS and Science Act and...
Chairman’s Note Private and Confidential For SIIA Corporate Members and Advisors August 2022 Russia and Europe A number of you have expressed interest and concern about the global situation, including the war in Ukraine. There are many dimensions to the problems and, directly concerning the war, is how Russia will...
Chairman’s Note Private and Confidential For SIIA Corporate Members and Advisors August 2022 Taiwan adds on to the geopolitical fracas The visit to Taiwan by U.S. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, was bound to trigger a response from China and lead to a ripple of geopolitical consequences. As we...
Chairman’s Note Private and Confidential For SIIA Corporate Members and Advisors July 2022 Third Voices Amid a Changing World Order Recent geopolitical developments have further deepened cracks in the global economic and international rules-based order. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has rekindled national security concerns and raised the issue of...
Chairman's Note - Myanmar Private and Confidential | For SIIA Corporate Members and Advisors April 2022 Myanmar Coup: One Year On It has been more than a year since the military’s takeover in Myanmar, but while the crisis has evolved, there still appears to be no end in sight. Indeed,...
Chairman's Note - 2022: Navigating through a global storm Private and Confidential For SIIA Corporate Members and Advisors After two years of battling COVID-19, the world seemed poised for a return to pre-pandemic days, including the reopening of borders and resumption of economic activity. However, Russia’s shocking invasion...
SIIA Note on Singapore Budget 2022 Private and Confidential For SIIA Corporate Members and Advisors Minister of Finance Lawrence Wong delivered Singapore’s budget for FY 2022/2023 to parliament on 18 February, with members of parliament debating key issues in following weeks. This note by the Singapore Institute of...
Private and Confidential For SIIA Corporate Members and Advisors June 2021 A Perspective on the Pandemic in Vietnam: Da Nang A number of us regard Vietnam as the brightest opportunity in the region and its early handling of the Pandemic reaffirmed this confidence. However, the country is currently facing...
The military intervention in Myanmar against the National League for Democracy (NLD) government on 1 February 2021 surprised many and the situation in the country remains fluid with fast-moving parts. The SIIA and I organised an update on Zoom on 18 February, and a good...
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other top leaders of the National League of Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar have been detained and held incommunicado by the Tatmadaw as of Monday 1 Feb, the very day parliament was scheduled to convene. Hours...