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Hosted by RTHK.HK · business · EN-US · 367 episodes
A natural companion to Money Talk, The Close will wrap the day’s market action, delving into what you need to know about the economy and investment planning. Join the team and their expert guests to get the very latest on the day's top business stories, as well as looking at how your lifestyle can affect your wallet and more, every weekday afternoon 5.05pm to 6pm (HKT) on RTHK Radio 3.Find us on Facebook, on X @TheCloseRTHKR3.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA natural companion to Money Talk, The Close will wrap the day’s market action, delving into what you need to know about the economy and investment planning.
The Close is hosted by RTHK.HK. The show has published 367 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Business and Market Discussion" (6 October 2025, 20 minutes), "Mark Francis, CEO and Co-Founder, preferred.io" (6 October 2025, 9 minutes), and "Startup Spotlight - Manni Sidhu, CEO and Founder of Modoru.io" (6 October 2025, 10 minutes).
The Close publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 13 minutes across 367 episodes.
Booking probability for The Close is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Close requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Close's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Close are Investment Banking & Trading. The Close has a business audience.
RTHK.HK hosts The Close, a business show with 367 episodes published.
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David Roche, President & Global Strategist at Quantum Strategy and Richard Harris, CEO of Port Shelter Investment Management join Steven Philby for the business and markets discussion. Topics included how Japan's Sanae...
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Carolyn Wright spoke to Mark Francis, CEO and Co-Founder preferred.io, a Hong Kong founded AI powered recruitment business and how they are addressing employer and applicant challenges.
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Jenny Ortiz-Bolivar talks to Manni Sidhu, CEO and Founder of Modoru.io, a tech company using RFID automation to cut catering costs and waste while building a more sustainable future.
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Neil Newman, Head of Strategy at Astris Advisory joins Jeff Cheung to preview the upcoming LDP leadership race in Japan, while Jameel Ahmad, Chief Analyst at GTC breaks down what we can expect from the economy in Q4...
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Alix Povey, Director and Founder of Mediation Chambers, explains how mediation can be used to resolve financial disputes.
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Grace Leung, Research and Survey Officer at the Consumer Council on what consumers need to know about paid vaccination services for children.
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Jeff Cheung talks to John Beirne, Principal Economist, Asian Development Bank about ADB’s latest economic outlook report for the APAC region.
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Carolyn Wright caught up with Miranda Zhao, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Asia Pacific, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, talks on deal making and how investment banks are positioning themselves around that.
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Jeff Cheung is joined by Peter Guy, our resident financial expert and Sharmila Whelan, Global Macro Strategist, Westbourne Research Services to breakdown why the potential U.S. federal government shutdown could derail...
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Dylan Kwan, General Manager of the Greater China Region at Wati talks to Jeff Cheung about how they help businesses engage with customers over their platform, which is built on the WhatsApp Business API.
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Jenny Ortiz-Bolivar speaks to Jan Hanken, Founder of ChainsAtlas, a startup that fuses AI and blockchain to solve ownership and security challenges in the Web3 era.
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Dr Richard Harris, CEO of Port Shelter Investment Management joins Jeff Cheung for a discussion about the impending U.S. Government shutdown unless the Democrats and Republicans agree on funding.
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In the second and final part of Carolyn Wright's interview with Simon Smallcombe, APAC Insurance Partner at Capco, a global technology and management consultancy, we’ll hear about changing demographics and the insurance...
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Marcel Schmidt, Managing Director of Air & Sea Logistics for Hong Kong at Dachser, one of the world's leading logistics service providers, talks to Carolyn Wright about the logistics business around the wine and spirit...
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Steven Filby is joined by Jameel Ahmad, Chief Analyst at GTC for the business and markets discussion including key themes to look out for in the final quarter of 2025.
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Carolyn Wright interviews Richard Yetsenga, Group Chief Economist at ANZ, about tariffs and how economies are shifting around them.
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Carolyn Wright finds out about telehealth services and the options people in Hong Kong have from Clement Chan, Chairman of the Consumer Council.
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Nitin Dialdas is joined by Andrew Sullivan, Founder, Asian Market Sense and Xiaolin Chen, Head of International, KraneShares for the business and markets discussion.
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KE Seetha Ram, Fellow at the Asian Development Bank Institute, who talks on how high speed rail projects can boost growth for a country’s economy.
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Peter Guy, our resident financial expert and Tiffany Watkins-Ahern, Director, PENTA take a deep dive into US President Donald Trump’s new US$100,00 for H-1B visa applications, looking at what it means for the business...
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former CEO, startup chair, author of Become a Successful First-Time CEO, Institute for Sustainable Futures
author, high-performance consultant, pro sports coach, Catholic Theological Union
Chief Strategy Officer at Nimbus Healthcare, Chief Medical Officer for Scripted, founder of Great Health and Wellness, Port Shelter Investment Management
political commentator and Catholic writer, Unfiltered Wine Festival
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