Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

Marwan Lutfi, Chief Executive Officer of Al Etihad Credit Bureau (AECB) joined us to explain the changes. Plus, we look at the sell-off in tech stocks, with Snap down 40% overnight and Meta losing half its value this year. Monte Safieddine, Market Analyst at IG weighed in on the US markets. And, we hear from the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation about the new compliance classification for the private sector.

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We ask the COO of Microsoft in the UAE, as a survey shows two thirds of managers crave more facetime with their teams. Plus, the Borouge IPO has been priced - and it’s a $20 billion behemoth! We get the details from Andrew Tarbuck of Al Tamimi & Co. And, Justin Bieber is heading back to the UAE.

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H.E Ghannam Al Mazrouei, the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council Secretary General, explains that the private sector is the backbone of the UAE economy. Plus, Australia has a new prime minister - we look at what it means for trade relations with the UAE. And, as the cloud is predicted to create 70,000 UAE jobs we hear from Microsoft's regional boss Sayed Hashish.

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70 percent of employees have considered leaving their jobs over lack of flexible working options, according to a new poll from LinkedIn. Najat Abdelhadi joined us to explain the results of their research. Plus, milk prices are going up globally but what does it mean for the products on our supermarket shelves? We ask Mustafa Koita of Koita Foods. And, we look at how well the UAE's luxury car market has been performing with Matt Windle of Lotus Group. 

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UAE hotel's saw better occupancy and higher room rates this Eid Al Fitr than before the pandemic. We hear from Philip Wooller of STR about the numbers. Plus, stock markets fell off a cliff - Wall Street down 4% overnight, its worst day since 2020. We get analysis for the US and UAE markets. And, we get real property advice from Matt Gregory of Houza. 

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We ask Charlotte Chedeville of CIPD explains why this might be a failed policy so far as Goldman Sachs announced plans to offer its senior employees unlimited paid leave. Plus, we'll hear from one of the female subjects of the hit Netflix documentary Tinder Swindler about how she's helping other victims fight fraud. And, Elon Musk is having second thoughts about his relationship with Twitter - but is the social media platform willing to play ball?

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That’s according to the country’s Central Bank governor. Khatija Haque of Emirates NBD talks about the reforms, directions and growth over the last couple of years. Plus, Lebanon has voted in the first parliamentary election since the country’s economic collapse, with many saying they hoped to deal a blow to ruling politicians they blame for the crisis even if the odds of major change appear slim. We get the latest update with Dr. Nasser Saidi, President at Nasser Saidi & Associates. And big focus on commodity - talking oil with Sean Evers of Gulf Intelligence and the price of wheat with Marshall Gittler of BDSwiss.

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The UAE has introduced a new social support programme that will mean people who lose their job receive a basic cash payment each month. We find out what that could mean for the economy with Ed Bell, Senior Director, Market Economics at Emirates NBD. Recruitment expert Oscar Orellana-Hyder of Robert Walters weighs in on what it could mean for companies looking for talent to put in jobs. We also look at how investors in the UAE are reacting to this week's stock market roller coaster with Mehdi Fichtali of FinaMaze. And as Emirates embraces the metaverse and NFTs, COO Adel al Redha reveals what is means for you as a passenger.

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Dubai International Airport saw passenger numbers rise by more than 15% in Q1 on the quarter before - the second quarter in a row passengers have topped 10 million, CEO Paul Griffiths has joins us live to crunch the numbers. Plus, Etihad Airways may have just seen the best quarter financially in its history, airline executive Terry Daly has told our Brandy Scott during the Arabian Travel Market. He said the airline could return to profitability at the end of the year, ahead of targets. And, bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets have fallen sharply after the stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) dropped further from its dollar peg. We find the reason behind it with Matthew Dixon, Founder & CEO, of evai.io. 

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That's according to chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum speaking to our very own Brandy Scott at the Arabian Travel Market. He says the airline is on track to achieve profitability in the new financial year. Plus, Dubai says Q1 international visitors up 214% this year. We speak to Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Economy & Tourism and Andrew Brown, Regional Director of World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) to find out what's driving the numbers. And RAKTDA already recovered to almost pre pandemic levels in 2021, strategy for 2022 and beyond. Raki Phillips, CEO of RAKTDA joins us live.

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