Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

23 Jul 2025. Is the quieter summer season the ideal time for a little aesthetic refresh? We ask Dr. Parul Thakur, founder of Athena Dermatology Clinic. Plus, how are Dubai cafés coping with the summer slowdown? One café owner shares their survival strategies. And Toby Hall from Savills weighs in on signs of softening in parts of the city’s office market.

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22 Jul 2025. CEO Raheel Ahmed joins us live with the details. Plus, qlub just raised $30 million to change the way we pay at restaurants. Co-founder Mahmouad Fouz tells us what’s next. And JLL’s Taimur Khan takes us inside Abu Dhabi’s upgraded Al Maryah Waterfront, with AI water shows, immersive public spaces, and more.

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21 July 2025. botim has unveiled a major upgrade transforming from a simple calling app to an AI-powered, fintech-first app. We speak to CEO Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi. Plus, Ethereum is surging past Bitcoin - crypto expert Saqr Ereiqat breaks down why. And are car prices really dropping in the UAE? DubiCars CEO Craig Stevens tells us what’s happening on the ground.

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18 July 2025. As the UAE President visits Hungary and Serbia, we unpack the economic takeaways with Emirates NBD’s Ed Bell. Plus, Netflix beats expectations, eToro’s Josh Gilbert breaks down the earnings. And in our Summernomics series: from slap fighting to wrestling, how indoor venues are staying packed. We also check in with Haus & Haus on how the real estate market is shaping up this summer.

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17 Jul 2025. We speak to CEO Antonoaldo Neves on new routes, new planes, and what Wizz Air's exit from Abu Dhabi mean for his airline. Plus we’ve got the boss of Sanad, the Abu Dhabi firm that looks after Etihad engines. Mansour Janahi reveals how revenue jumped 39% this year. And dnata is using driverless tractors to transport airport baggage. We speak to the man behind the project, Jaffar Dawood, Divisional Senior Vice President for UAE Airport Operations, dnata. 

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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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