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We were having a chat about an article on the state of the country's economy in our family WhatsApp group when I asked our resident economist Wong Phui Nam his opinion. Yes in my birth cert, his occupation is stated as an 'economist',so it must be true? Hahahaa. Anyway, this is what he said. By no means this is right or wrong but a subjective opinion. "The way the lockdown is handled, the government Is killing the ecnomy day by day. If this is prolonged the economy could be so far gone that it would be beyond recovery like Lebanon, Venezuala and other countries . The consequence on the physical and mental health of the people will be far more catstrophic than anything Covid can do given that we have vaccines and the means to implement a proper SOP. I don't have actual figures to cite on the numbers of business closures and unemployment but I would not be wrong to say they are increasing daily. The other things to look at are the downward revision of projected GDP, the falling exchange rate of the ringgit and the relentless slide of the KLSE. We should be doing what Singapore is is or is going to do. Live with Covid and carry on our daily activities normally. Covid like flu, cancer etc is not going a way. Btw, look at the Covid fatality numbers. Added to the overall death rates of all causes of death they make no appreciable difference to the total. Road deaths are the leading of death in this country. Why doesn't the govt, close down all the highways and build only bicycle paths?" Photo - #flashbackfriday to a time when we could hang out at the beach without masks. #cherating #2018 #covid19sucks #theWongs #wongphuinam #shaarinoah #prayformalaysia

【@businessfocus.io】東南亞電召車Grab欲藉SPAC合併上市 估值或達400億美元 交易規模史上最大 . 《華爾街日報》周四（11日）引述消息人士指出，東南亞電召車巨頭Grab正與一家特殊目的收購公司（SPAC）談判尋求合併上市。以Grab目前的估值可能高達400億美元而言，若洽談成功，其將成為有史以來規模最大的SPAC交易。 . 據知情人士透露，這家總部位於新加坡的公司正與矽谷的資產管理公司 Altimeter Capital Management LP 旗下的一家SPAC公司進行商談，該交易對Grab的估值介於350 億至 400 億美元之間。由於上述公司旗下擁有兩家SPAC公司，因此尚不清楚Grab具體是與哪家SPAC公司合作。 . 知情人士指，Grab將透過所謂的 PIPE（private investment in public equity）方式籌資 30 億至 40 億美元，而這種方式通常伴隨著與 SPAC 的合併。但消息亦稱，隨著雙方即將會面，有關確切籌資金額或有變化，並有望在未來幾周内對外宣佈交易；若雙方談判破裂，Grab則將回復原先的計劃，在美國紐交所進行傳統的IPO。報導稱，若Grab此次的交易成功，其將成為史上規模最大的SPAC交易。 . Grab成立於2012年，除了一般的電召車服務以外，其業務包含餐廳、商店等外賣服務，近年甚至拓展至電子支付和金融服務。以金融服務而言，Grab於去年在新加坡推廣「AutoInvest」微型投資服務，透過應用程式（App）向小散戶銷售金融商品，費用低至1新元。對於Grab的這項新業務，外界認為這象徵著其試圖擴大金融市場版圖的野心，同時也準備將公司業務擴展到更大的消費市場。 . SPAC是除了首次公開招股（IPO）及借殼上市以外的另一種上市方式，主要以先成立空殼公司上市集資，再併購有業務的企業，並無其餘實質業務。在諸多情況下，SPAC為企業提供了一條更快速的上市捷徑，同時也免去傳統IPO所需的成本和信息公開等限制。迄今為止，SPAC近期最大的交易為UMW Holdings Corp（KLSE: UMW）與Gores Holdings IV Inc.（NASDAQ: GHVI）於去年9月宣佈約160億美元的合併交易。 . Text by BusinessFocus Editorial . #BF環球視野 . @businessfocus.io 瞭解更多商業財經資訊 .⠀ #money #investment #business #finance #life #startup #startups #management #company #expert