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16 Nov 60th Anniversary Dinner Booklet | SIIA
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27 Sep Addressing the Risk of Carbon Leakage: Assessing the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
[download id="10687"] As countries adopt climate action policies and emissions reduction targets, there is growing concern about “carbon leakage”, where efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in one country can inadvertently result in an increase in high-carbon production or consumption elsewhere. While there is no firm...
06 Jun Waiting for China
As Shanghai declared it achieved "zero COVID" status across all its districts, insights were shared by Prof Fan Gang and Prof Bert Hofman at the SIIA's recent seminar and examined the policy's effectiveness. Both Professors provided great viewpoints on what could have been done better...
14 May [PREMIUM]: Country updates (29 April-12 May 2021)
CountryNumber of COVID-19 cases (Worldometer)Total vaccine doses administered (Our World In Data)Vaccine doses administered per hundred people (Our World In Data)Indonesia1,723,596 21.99 million (as of 9 May) 8.04 (as of 9 May)Malaysia448,4571.77 million (as of 9 May)5.46 (as of 9 May)Myanmar142,974 NANASingapore61,4033 million (as of 10 May)51.28...
10 Mar Asia and ASEAN Focus 2021
Singapore and its ASEAN neighbours face multiple shared challenges in the years ahead, including a turbulent external environment and demographic shifts at home. COVID-19 has further exacerbated the uncertainty in the global economic outlook, raising questions about the future of trade and investment. Hear first-hand...
10 Jun Life after Lockdown – Reopening Vietnam’s Economy
Synopsis On April 23, Vietnam was the first country in Southeast Asia to begin easing lockdown measures after successfully controlling the spread of COVID-19. While many economies around the globe are roiling from the pandemic, Vietnam’s Prime Minister has set a growth target of around 5...
08 Jan
Programme
| 1845-1930 | Registration & Cocktails |
| 1930-1940 | Welcome Remarks Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs |
| 1940-2045 | Dinner Commences |
| 2045-2115 | Investing Sustainabily Across ASEAN and Asia: Capital and Purpose In-Conversation with Mr. Dilhan Pillay, Chief Executive Officer, Temasek International and Dr. Beh Swan Gin, Chairman, Economic Development Board Moderator: Associate Professor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs |
| 2115-2120 | Toast by the SIIA |
| 2120-2145 | Dinner Resumes |
| 2200 | END |
Welcome to the January 2020 Dinner for Singapore institute of International Affairs (SIIA). Held annually, the SIIA Dinner is a fund raiser where we bring together donors and friends to support the work that the Institute does.
03 Oct The Fallout from Hong Kong’s Protests
The 2019 protests in Hong Kong have proven longer and even more divisive than the city's last brush with civil disobedience, the Umbrella Movement protests five years ago. In 2014, Hong Kong's economy was barely affected by the demonstrations, despite widespread predictions of doom. Trade,...
04 Jul The Impact of Fake News and Disinformation on Indonesian Politics
Political utilisation of fake news is on the rise in Indonesia, and featured prominently during the recent election. These stories not only worsened divides, but also fuelled post-election riots in Jakarta. What role did fake news and disinformation play in the election, and what are...