Will the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone be a success? | Deep Dive podcast

The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone will sit on an area four times the size of Singapore, with nine zones covering everything from manufacturing to financial services. What are the opportunities and challenges of this ambitious agreement? Steven Chia and Crispina Robert speak to Thilan Wickramasinghe, head of research in Singapore and regional head of financials at Maybank Investment Banking Group and Serina Rahman, lecturer at the department of Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. 0:00 Intro 1:14 Why special economic zones matter 2:36 What’s in it for Singapore? 4:47 Malaysia’s perspective and ambitions 7:48 Potential roadblocks 10:28 Will it be different this time? 19:40 Future outlook Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook:   / channelnewsasia   Instagram:   / channelnewsasia   Twitter:   / channelnewsasia   TikTok:   / channelnewsasia