Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

Dr. Howard Podolsky from the Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Centre explains what we should do. Plus, Tom has 3 new pandemic words. And as Emirates launches its first flights to Miami, the airline's chief commercial officer, Adnan Kazim, runs us through the latest numbers and tells us where EK is in its recovery.

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Surina Kelly from the ARN News Centre has all the details including movement restriction in line with the resume of disinfection drive in the capital. Is there anybody out here? We look at whether everyone has packed up and shipped out for Eid and beyond with economist Shady Shaher Elborno of Emirates NBD and CEO Mark Willis of Accor. Plus corona virus has seen a financial fraud pandemic globally, according to experts. We speak to the director general of the UAE Banks Federation about what's being done locally to stop it.

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Surina Kelly from the ARN News Centre has all the latest updates as Abu Dhabi puts more countries on its Green Travel List. With the Eid holiday next week, data suggests that staycations are still very much the order of the day. We speak to Managing Partner and Co-Founder Gregor Amon of Hotel Data Cloud. Plus, something of an energy focus with the International Energy Agency saying that rising oil prices could speed the shift to electric vehicles. We ask Kevin Chalhoub of EV Lab what we're seeing here. And the former CFO of Abraaj has been fined $USD 1.7 million by the DFSA for his part in the investment firm's collapse. We chat with the acting chief executive of the DFSA, Peter Smith. 

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Walid Daniel Dib tells us all about his latest survey on startup salaries in the UAE. Plus, another survey says that more than half of employers in the region have recovered from the negative impacts of Covid-19 on their business operations. Hays Managing Director for the Gulf region Sarah Dixon explains the results. And we have the Vice President of talabat Jérémy Doutté tell us all about their UAE expansion plans.

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The RTA has released a new manual of requirements for the delivery industry. We speak to the men behind last mile delivery firm Jeebly, and Freedom Pizza's parent company Krush Brands to get their take on what needs to change. Plus, as we move into a more digitally powered world, we have the Head of Business Intelligence at Bayut & Dubizzle talk to us about using data to drive business decisions.

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Summer travel is underway, but British expats haven't quite got the amber list passage home they hoped for, and case numbers are rising in Asia. We find out what that means for booking patterns with Emily Jenkins of Leisure at Dnata Travel and the industry in general with Nicolas Mayer of PwC. Plus, is travelling to space the new norm? We look into cybersecurity aspects of space travel and the threat that compromised infrastructure could pose to human exploration of space with Kaspersky. And Surina Kelly of the ARN News Centre has the latest update for Eid Holidays and guidelines for delivery companies in Dubai.

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Google, Amazon and Microsoft are involved in the scheme, which aims to create 100 thousand coders and a thousand digital companies, we speak to Dino Wilkinson of Clyde & Co. Plus, it's England vs Italy in the Euro 2020 finals - we speak to the man behind Phileas Fogg about what hospitality venues are doing to make sure everyone has a good time tonight, but not too good.

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We hear from Zhann Jochinke, COO of Property Monitor. Plus, DMCC has had a record first half in terms of new business registration, we get through the numbers with Feryal Ahmadi, CEO of DMCC. And, Surina Kelly tells us the latest about the fire reported in Jebel Ali Port night of 7th July.

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Iceland's shorter working week trials were an "overwhelming success", but would it work in other countries? We ask Oliver Baxter, Insight Programme Manager at Herman Miller. Plus, Ever Given - the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for six days, three hours and 38 minutes back in March - is finally leaving Egypt today. We look at what it means for global trade with logistics expert Omar Omar of Al Tamimi & Co. And we speak to the managing director of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi about the emirate's new quarantine rules for residents - and where this summer's tourists are coming from?

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We ask Shaun Robison of the Education Intelligence Group, after the UAE government announced that the ten-year 'golden' residency visa will be given to outstanding high school graduates along with their families. Plus, there's been a big jump in UAE employment, according to new PMI data. We crunch the numbers with Emirates NBD economist Daniel Richards. And, Surina Kelly explains the new home quarantine rules in the capital. 

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