Bitesize Business Breakfast

Khatija Haque, Head of MENA Research from Emirates NBD, joined us over the phone to discuss the latest Purchasing Managers Index data.

Mortgage applications are up in the UAE, according to Mortgage Finder- but the average size of mortgages has dropped. We speak to managing director Chris Schutrups.

We talk stand up paddling and the man from the UAE who will be crossing the Channel of bones in Hawaii. Scott Chambers, Founder & CEO, Surf House Dubai joined us to explain why he's doing this.

We look at the business of summer camps, Dubai's original stand up comedy company Laughter Factory looking to expand into Saudi Arabia and we explore an unfashionable energy source that - like flared trousers and tie-dyed shirts - is becoming trendy again: hydrogen. Plus, should business meetings be optional?

Jimmy Repsold, Holiday Camp Director of ESM | Holiday Camps joined us to look at the business of summer camps - a lifesaver for parents, or a licence to print money?

Should business meetings be optional? Hazel Jackson, CEO of Biz Group joined us to weigh in on the debate.

As Dubai's original stand up comedy company The Laughter Factory looks to expand into Saudi Arabia, we look at the fine art of cracking a joke in Riyadh with Gail Clough co-founder of the organisation.

As the Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting comes to an end, we explore an unfashionable energy source that - like flared trousers and tie-dyed shirts - is becoming trendy again: hydrogen. Robin Mills is the CEO of Qamar Energy.

We get the latest from the OPEC & OPEC-Plus meetings happening in Vienna with Eithne Treanor, Founder & CEO of E Treanor Media

We look at the possible solutions to climate change, after the UN Secretary General declared it “the battle for our lives” at a conference in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Plus Richard's love for a band coming to Dubai. And we're asking would you let a stranger store stuff in your house?