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Editor’s note

From 1 October, applications for business Meetings, Incentives, Conventions, and Exhibitions (MICE) with up to 250 attendees will open. For the latest updates and business support measures related to the pandemic, please refer to EDB’s COVID-19 page. Meanwhile, Singapore has joined the COVAX Facility, a global collaboration that seeks to ensure fair and equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.

Next month also marks the final instalment of EDB’s five-part webinar series on Southeast Asian business opportunities. Sign up for Will Consumption In Southeast Asia Be The Same Again? on 16 October and hear from some of the region’s top industry leaders on why global businesses should be paying attention to SEA’s fast-expanding consumer landscape.

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UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR

[16 October] Will Consumption In Southeast Asia Be The Same Again?

SEA’s burgeoning middle-class population, coupled with rapid digitalisation and COVID-19, have drastically altered consumption patterns in the region. In the final session of EDB’s A SEA Of Opportunity series, hear from ShopBack Chief Commercial Officer Ms Candice Ong; Unilever International Chief Marketing Officer Mr Aseem Puri; Sea Group Chief Economist Dr Santitarn Sathirathai; and Intudo Ventures Founding Partner Mr Patrick Yip as they unpack the factors impacting the region’s consumer landscape. If you missed any of the previous webinars in the series, you can watch the full recordings here.

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