The Straits Times Podcasts S1E1: Deciphering Asia's 2021 business agenda: McKinsey Future of Asia Podcast
McKinsey Future of Asia Podcast: Deciphering Asia's 2021 business agenda
40 mins
Synopsis: Permission granted to The Straits Times to reproduce this podcast by McKinsey & Company. This podcast episode looks at Asia's 2021 business news agenda.
Oliver Tonby - chairman of McKinsey & Company in Asia - hosts Kevin Krolicki, the Asia regional editor for Reuters and Ravi Velloor, an associate editor with The Straits Times.
They look back at the remote and Work-From-Home revolution of 2020 and look ahead to 2021 discussing the following topics:
- The big agenda events and how they will turn out - the Tokyo Olympics and the World Economic Forum that has been delayed to be held in Singapore (Aug 17-20) (5:21)
- US-China relations, reordering of supply chains, and the interest rate cycle (7:26)
- Ongoing technology revolution and trends in Asia (18:43)
- Climate risk, sustainability, inequality and how Asia is shaping up in these areas (27:39)
Produced by: McKinsey & Company
Edited by: McKinsey & Company
Permission granted to The Straits Times to reproduce this podcast by McKinsey & Company.
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