Bitesize Business Breakfast

A quarter of us are paying less rent than last year, according to a new survey. We get the details from Toshita Balochi, Commercial Director for Yallacompare.

We look at what the healthcare industry has to do - and pay - to make sure it attracts the top talent to the UAE and the importance of rounded learning programmes, both in arts and sciences.

Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, Aster DM Healthcare spoke about expansion in the healthcare industry in the UAE. He joined us to talk their 1 billion dirhams investment in the UAE as well as how they operate worldwide.

Professor Benny Higgins, Chairman of the National Galleries of Scotland spoke about the importance of rounded learning programmes, both in arts and sciences. He also explained how arts and sciences remain relevant to each other.

Retail giant Majid Al Futtaim has seen its group revenues rise 8 per cent for 2018. The company’s leisure and cinema division saw 15 per cent growth in revenues. CEO Alain Bejjani spoke about the figures and also his latest AI venture with artist Will.I.Am announced in Davos.

David Taylor, MD - Middle East & Asia of Medacs Global Group joined us to look at what the healthcare industry has to do - and pay - to make sure it attracts the top talent to the UAE. He also told us about who are the UAE's biggest competitors in the healthcare sector.

We're looking at how a UAE hotel is planning to attract tourists, how a UAE company raised 65 million dollars from international investors, how another hotel in the Emirates is replacing plastic bottles with glass to improve the resort's environmental footprint and Dubai's first dental hospital.

Tom Elliott, International Investment Strategist, deVere Group joined us to discuss international economics.

JA Resorts and Hotels is replacing plastic bottles with glass to improve the resorts environmental footprint.CEO, Anthony Ross joined us to discuss this initiative and how hotel guests react once they find out the resort is now using filtered tap water.

A UAE solar company has raised 65 million dollars from international investors and Jeremy Crane, CEO of Yellow Door Energy told us how they're planning to use it.