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Hello, this is Katrina Bishop — usually based in London but writing today from Singapore, where I’ve spent the last two days covering CNBC’s CONVERGE LIVE.
A hot topic at the event was trust — or lack of it — in the world today. I asked a number of policymakers and business leaders what they thought should be done about it, and their answers were at times surprising, but always (reassuringly) optimistic.
Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stressed the importance of face-to-face interactions, while DBS CEO Tan Su Shan urged businesses to focus on their “trust moat” with consistency and transparency.
Perhaps my favorite response, though, was from Carol Fong, CEO of CGS International Securities, whose advice was simple: “Just be trusting,” and welcome people — whoever they are — with open arms.
