16 July 2025. Travel tech firm Airalo is now valued at over $1 billion. We speak to Co-Founder and CEO Ahmet Bahadir Ozdemir about their global growth and what’s next. Plus, summer camp bookings are booming, we look at the economics of school holidays. And Emirates SkyCargo expands its courier operations in Australia, what does it mean for the airline’s logistics ambitions?

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15 Jul 2025. Wizz Air is pulling out of Abu Dhabi, ending all flights from September. We ask aviation expert Mark Martin what went wrong. Plus, inside the RTA’s tunnel plans around DIFC with Atkins Realis, and are summer blockbusters flying or flopping? The CEO of Roxy Cinemas breaks down the box office.

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14 Jul 2025. What does it mean for trade and the wider economy? We get the thoughts of our economist, Ed Bell. Plus Investor Patrick Tsang joins us to talk Trump tariffs and UAE–China ties. Plus, we meet the founder of a new AI-powered restaurant opening soon in Downtown Dubai.

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11 Jul 2025. We’re joined by UK Ambassador to the UAE Edward Hobart to talk industrial strategy and growing UK-UAE trade ties. Plus we speak to strawberry farmer Sky Kurtz about his foray into the frosty treat market. And does Bitcoin’s record rally have further to run, or a bubble waiting to burst? Market analyst Monte Saffediene of Capital.com joins us live.

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10 Jul 2025. Saudi Arabia will allow expats to buy property from 2026. Real estate economist Christopher Payne tells us what this could mean for demand and for the wider Saudi economy. Plus, we speak to the firm overseeing Dubai Metro’s Blue Line project, the mortgage brokers raising $60 million for growth, and get reaction from Pakistan to its $1 billion deal with Dubai Islamic Bank.

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09 Jul 2025. With a 4% rise in new roles compared to 2%, according to Cooper Fitch. But are companies playing wait and see on the hiring front? We ask Dr Trefor Murphy. Plus, Kearney breaks down how the UAE, Saudi and Qatar are transforming the business of sport and what it means for the region’s global influence.

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08 Jul 2025. Self-driving car trials will begin in Dubai before the end of the year, starting in Silicon Oasis. We speak to RTA’s Khaled Al Awadhi about their partnership with Chinese tech firm Pony.ai. Plus, tech analyst Dan Ives says Elon Musk should refocus on Tesla, not politics. And property transactions dipped last month, we ask ValuStrat’s head of research what’s behind the slowdown.

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07 Jul 2025. We speak to oil expert Matt Stanley to put that in context for us. Plus, it’s a big week in Trumpian economics: tariff threats, deal deadlines, and a “big beautiful” bill passed. We unpack it all with Daniel Richards from Emirates NBD. And PwC’s latest outlook brings a mix of AI-driven opportunity and climate-driven risk, we speak to the team behind the report.

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04 Jul 2024. Standard Chartered is forecasting a weaker US dollar over the next 6 to 12 months — despite strong US economic data. We speak to the bank’s CIO to find out why. Plus, Dubai sets its sights on becoming the global PropTech capital - DIFC Innovation Hub CEO Mohammad Alblooshi joins us to talk about the launch of the new Dubai PropTech Hub. And Amazon rolls out ‘Bazaar’ in the UAE to compete with Chinese e-commerce giants. Will it catch on?

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03 Jul 2025. CEO Ramesh Cidambi tells us how confectionery, especially 2.5 million bars of Dubai Chocolate helped fuel the surge. Plus, Emirates launches direct flights to Shenzhen, strengthening UAE–China ties. Dubai Eye’s Natasha Thomas reports from the inaugural flight. And Tabreed CEO Khalid Al Marzooqi joins us live to discuss the company’s latest acquisition: a full buyout of PAL Cooling.

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