Bitesize Business Breakfast

Chris McHardy, Head of Sport at ARN, gives us the weekend’s sporting action.

Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, Chairman & Managing Director for VPS Healthcare, is a billionaire doctor-turned-entrepreneur who joins us to talk about his plans for a London IPO.

The Honorable Mark McGowan, Premier of Western Australia, talks about trade and tourism ties, he also elaborates on the sheer size of the state.

Karim Smaira, Founder & CEO of Genpharm, examines the $30 billion market for treating rare diseases in the Middle East and Africa.

Leroy Durwood, Managing Partner at 8 Point Advisory, joins us to talk about retail giants, Toys r Us and Maplin, going into administration in the UK.

Jens Ravnbøl, Founder of Mercurius International Group, comes in to tell us about one of the giants of Scandinavian retailing, which is about to open in Dubai. Homewear and furnishing company JYSK will open near Mall of the Emirates on Thursday.

Steve Armitage, owner of UAE Business Solutions, and Ahmed Hassan, owner of Wingsters, come in to talk about the health of the F&B industry.

John Sfakianakis, Director of Research at Gulf Research Center, gives us the latest on the big reforms in Saudi Arabia following the week in which a woman was appointed as their Deputy Minister for Labour.

Sam Graham, MD of Rider Levett Bucknall – Middle East, being the man behind the RLB Cranes Index, joins us to talk cranes.

Murtaza Khan, Partner at Fragomen Worldwide, comes in to talk immigration, following the three weeks since the new rules around good conduct certificates came into force. We'll look at the effect it's having on hiring.