Inflation and Ukraine war make it challenging for our beloved value stores to survive

• Main Authors: GHOSH, Aurobindo, BAIG, Taimur
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Inflation; Ukraine War; small businesses; Finance; Finance and Financial Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7452; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/8451/viewcontent/20220504_CNAOnline_Commentary_Inflation_0.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In a joint commentary, SMU Assistant Professor of Finance (Education) and Principal Investigator of DBS-SKBI Singapore Index of Inflation Expectations Project Aurobindo Ghosh and Chief Economist and Managing Director at DBS Bank Dr Taimur Baig discussed how global inflationary pressures and rising commodity prices due to war in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia are culminating into a perfect storm and making it challenging for value stores to survive. They also gave advice on what value stores can do to survive this perfect storm.