Bitesize Business Breakfast

H.E. Khaled Al Bustani, Director General of the Federal Tax Authority, talks to us after the signing of The Executive Regulation for VAT, the last piece in the tax regulation puzzle. We speak about some of the rumours that are doing the rounds - including whether there is any chance of a delay.

Professor Heather McGregor, Executive Dean of Edinburgh Business School & Co-Founder of the 30% Club GCC, joins us to talk about a new initiative to promote women in leadership.

Craig Plumb, Head of Research at JLL, explains what needs to happen to make Private Public Partnership a reality.

Eithne Treanor, oil correspondent, reports from Vienna ahead of Thursday's big OPEC meeting.

Anurag Bajpai, Partner & Head of Retail for KPMG Lower Gulf, joins us to dive into the F&B market.

Dr Saeeda Jaffar, Managing Director of Alvarez and Marsal, joins us as the company publishes its latest banking pulse report today. We take an exclusive look at how willing they are to lend, and what that means for local businesses.

Hisham Farouk, CEO of Grant Thornton UAE, says the big impact of VAT is not the money - it's the culture shock of forcing local companies to be transparent with their financials in the UAE.

David Hadley, CEO of Mediclinic, joins us to talk about developments at his hospital group, and consolidation in the healthcare industry.

Christine Souffrant Ntim, Partner for Global Startup Ecosystem, talks about innovations in retail, as the Middle East Retail Forum rolls into town.

Olivier Harnisch, CEO of Emaar Hospitality Group, joins us as we enter into the peak winter tourism season for Dubai.