KNOWLEDGE BANK

In addition to articles and interviews published in Orient magazine, the Chamber regularly shares thought leadership contributions from our members in our Knowledge Bank library. To publish your article, contact marcoms@britcham.org.sg

 

LATEST ARTICLES

Education

Experience Britain's elite education: Eton and Wycombe Abbey summer programmes for Singapore students. Gain academic excellence, leadership skills, and global perspective through BE Education's exclusive partnership.

Finance

Worldpay has launched the 10th edition of the Global Payments Report. The report provides a comprehensive look at how consumer payment preferences continue to evolve at speed, serving as a roadmap for merchants to navigate the changing payments landscape.

FinTech

Five years after the first lockdown, he reflects on how this period fundamentally changed approaches to employee wellbeing, remote working and mental health. Alongside the acceleration of AI adoption, he shares his views on what the workplace of the future will look like and what IFCs, such as Jersey, must consider now to meet the expectations of their next-generation employees.

Regulatory

Trump’s reciprocal tariff announcement came on the harsher side of our expectations. While we did anticipate a 10% universal minimum tariff (UMT), which was rolled out, Trump’s tariff regime includes significantly higher tariffs for most major trading partners

Finance

Reflecting on major changes globally in the last five years – from advancements in technology to geopolitical events - Joe Moynihan blogs about the reasons why innovation is central to maintaining competitiveness for international finance centres (IFCs), such as Jersey. He shares insights into how Jersey's IFC plans to remain competitive in a rapidly changing global landscape.

Infrastructure
Regulatory

In a significant move to enhance environmental protection and public health, Singapore has introduced new regulations targeting two categories of persistent chemicals.

Technology

At a recent coffee chat, I was asked if all consumers want to know is when their orders would reach them? Should businesses focus investment in technology just targeted towards customer experience — CRMs, websites, outsourced logistics for tracking shipments etc, or should they look to transform core operations that touch multiple stakeholders in their ecosystem — CXOs, suppliers, regulators ...

Technology

2024 was Japan’s stock market knockout year with the TSE Prime Market achieving a historic milestone with a trading value of JPY 1,254.2334 trillion.

Future of Work

The B-Z (Baby Boomer to Gen Z) Guide to Singapore's Most Wanted Employee Benefits, explores what employees across generations really want – and why forward-thinking employers should adapt their benefits strategy to support a diverse and multigenerational workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion

In conjunction with the publication of the Annual DEI in Maritime Review 2024, the Diversity Study Group (DSG) recently shared high-level insights from its annual seafarer and shore-based benchmarking initiatives during an online webinar.