Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

We ask the Founding Partner of Jungle Venture Amit Anand. Plus, we look into the SALIK IPO and whether this will lead to more toll gates in Dubai. Wall Street suffers its worst day in more than 2 years, with stocks down 5% after a hotter-than-expected inflation report in the US, at 8.6%. We get analysis from Ed Bell of Emirates NBD and we speak to Brandy Scott who is in the US ahead of that big Emirates announcement. 

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We get analysis from Mohammed Ali Yassin. Plus, about 70 percent of UAE companies plan to hire next year, we hear from Zafar Shah of YouGov on that data. And, are allowances on the rise in the UAE? We ask Robert Richter of Aon. 

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We discuss those bullish comments from the PM: The UAE's tourism revenues topped 5 billion dollars in the first half of the year. We find out what one of the country's major hotel chains has seen with Rotana CEO and President Guy Hutchinson. Plus, Energy expert Sean Evers joined us with his take on the Dubai-Abu Dhabi gas deal. And, the latest on Dubai's IPO boom - from the Salik listing to DEWA's dividend - with Sameer Lakhani.

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Paul Griffiths had the honour to meet her when he received the order of Saint Michael and Saint George in 2015 and reflected on her life as the longest ruling monarch of the United Kingdom. Plus, Saudi Arabia’s economy has beaten expectations with 12% growth - we speak to Carla Slim of Standard Chartered about this growth. And, is a moon shaped resort coming to Dubai? We ask one of the brains behind the project. 

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We asked Senior Economist Daniel Richards of Emirates NBD. Plus, how have the skills required to work in the real estate & finance sector in the UAE changed since 2015? Najat Abdelhadi of LinkedIn tells us how jobs are changing, and what skills workers may need to stay competitive in the new world of work. And as the Dubai Land Department has tightened real estate advertising rules, we find out what it means for the market with John Lyons of Espace Real Estate.

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More than a third of all UAE residents own cars and most millennial drivers prefer secondhand. We look at what Cars 24 calls the rising demand for used cars with their first insight report. Plus, what could the new Prime Minister mean for the UK housing market? We ask Henry Faun of Knight Frank. And, as India overtakes the UK as the world’s fifth biggest economy, economist Dr Parag Khanna joins us from Singapore. He wrote the book “The Future is Asian”, so India’s rise is no surprise to him.

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Following the announcement of its upcoming IPO, we speak to the CEO of Salik, Ibrahim al Haddad. We also hear what's involved in putting such an IPO together, and why London lawyers are moving to Dubai to work on our upcoming public offerings. That's with Andrew Tarbuck of Al Tamimi and Mohammed Ali Yasin of Capital Markets Advisor And Specialist.

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A 20% stake in road toll operator - around 1 and a half billion shares - will be sold in an IPO. Investment expert Sameer Lakhani of Global Capital Partners tells us more. Plus, we speak to His Excellency Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi about those new record non-oil foreign trade numbers. And, breaking economic news the UAE private sector hit its strongest level in three and a half years last month. That's according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index from S&P Global. We spoke to one of its author, Ralf Wiegert.

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An Indian CEO has been slammed for an online post in which he suggested that new recruits or freshers work 18 hours a day during the initial years of their career. We get the thoughts of Danielle Smith, Career Coach and Founder of The Positive Workplace DXB, Jeff Rhodes who has had a 50 year career, and Lewis Allsopp of Allsopp & Allsopp.

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Saudi Arabia's new airline emerging - we go through them with airline management expert Hossam Shaker. Plus,  Dubai Diamond supremo Ahmed bin Sulayem joined us live in the studio, to reveal how the UAE saw a 25% jump in diamond trade this year. And, comedian Jo Koy joined us in the studio ahead of his show at the Coca Cola Arena and had a very candid chat about his career. 

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