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This is what the new frontier of AI-powered financial inclusion looks like

January 2, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI can turn vast, complex data into tailored financial insights, offering services such as real-time financial coaching or empathetic behavioural nudges. Voice-first interfaces, alternative-data credit…

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Skills development is critical to bridging the global digital talent gap

December 22, 2025

Skills development is essential to keep the global workforce relevant. The conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) is often dominated by predictions about automation and job displacement. But, as tempting as…

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What Is The Point In Making Points?

November 27, 2025

Because, polygons, they are not. If your best architects and engineers spend more time debugging than designing, you do not have a talent issue — you have a debt issue.…

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We must empower local leaders to meet global goals – here’s why

November 4, 2025

Cities drive over 80% of global gross domestic product and innovation – yet their leaders still lack a seat at the global decision-making table. National governments have long dominated international…

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Singapore’s national identity excludes those who don’t look like a ‘regular family’

October 9, 2025

A couple embraces next to Marina Bay, Singapore, in 2021. Pavan Mano, King’s College London Nationalism usually works on the basis that a nation should imagine itself as a…

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Singapore PM Wong arrives in Malacañang

June 4, 2025

Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arrived at Malacañang Palace on Wednesday for a bilateral meeting with President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Wong is on official visit to the Philippines from…

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Conclave: How A New Pope Is Chosen

April 25, 2025

The passing of Pope Francis has triggered one of the oldest traditions in the Catholic Church: the conclave. The election of the new Pope is one of Catholicism’s most ancient…

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PM Wong takes Scoot flight, fellow passengers cheer

October 16, 2024

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong was greeted with applause when he boarded a Scoot flight. In a video by CNA reporter Leong Wai Kit on X, PM Wong could be seen boarding the plane and…

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End of Lee Era for Singapore as PM Steps Down

May 16, 2024

Singapore’s long-serving Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has stepped down, marking the end of a political era for the island nation. After 20 years in power, Mr Lee formally handed…

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‘A much bigger step forward’: Lawrence Wong on his journey to becoming Singapore’s fourth PM

May 15, 2024

SINGAPORE – In deciding to step up as Singapore’s fourth prime minister, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong considered the much larger scale of his future responsibilities and whether he was prepared to shoulder them.

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