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Mr Gareth Chua now feels more confident and healthy. PHOTO: YMCA
Mr Gareth Chua does not let autism prevent him from living life to the fullest.
The 22-year-old Institute of Technical Education student has taken part in events such as the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon.
This year, he signed up as a YMCA special needs ambassador and participated in the nationwide YMCA Special Needs Inclusive Challenge, an extension of the first YMCA Inclusive Climb 2019, which saw 10 people with special needs attempt to summit Japan s Mount Fuji.
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the YMCA Special Needs Inclusive Challenge 2021 takes place virtually within Singapore.
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S Standard Chartered Singapore ASA FX Research head Divya Devesh will be speaking on matters relating to foreign currency, including the impact of foreign exchange (FX) rates on the Malaysian ringgit in particular.
KUALA LUMPUR: While the world is still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is imperative that Malaysian businesses actively seek opportunities for growth in the global market, especially in areas with exponential potential – such as the halal industry – that the country already has an advantage in.
This is also the core focus for the upcoming webinar titled Halal Export Opportunities, the second online live event under the Export Excellence Awards (EEA) 2021 Webinar Series. Those keen to attend can register at bit.ly/eeawebinar2.
Bangladesh: Henry Kissinger’s basket case is an economic success story
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who has provided political stability recently remarked that “by 2031, Bangladesh would be an upper-middle-income country and by 2041, it would be a high-income and prosperous country.”
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Kissinger has crossed 90 years of age and little did he know then that Bangladesh GDP could overtake that of Singapore and Malaysia by middle of this decade.
NEW DELHI: Little less five decades back then US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger smarting from the 1971 defeat of ally Pakistan had described Bangladesh as a basket case. Kissinger has crossed 90 years of age and little did he know then that Bangladesh GDP could overtake that of Singapore and Malaysia by middle of this decade.
Bangladesh to outperform Asian peers in economic recovery
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Bangladesh is likely to recover faster than its Asian peers from the Covid-19 fallout thanks to improving exports, growth in domestic consumption and remittance inflow, according to a study of Standard Chartered bank.
In fiscal 2020-21, the economy will bounce back led by growing exports and remittance, which will also give a boost to consumption, it said.
Anubhuti Sahay, head of South Asia economics research of Standard Chartered Singapore, presented the findings of the study titled 2021 Outlook: The Road to Redemption at a virtual discussion organised by the Bangladesh-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI).