Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

09 May 2025. Big changes are coming to Jebel Ali Racecourse, we get details from our property expert Zhann Jochinke. Plus, Emirates delivers record-breaking numbers. Aviation expert Nick Humphrey breaks down what’s driving the success. And Abu Dhabi heads to Tokyo - we speak to ADIO about the growing investment opportunities with Japan.

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08 May 2025. It’s mouse-onomics on The Business Breakfast as Miral signs a deal to bring a Disney theme park to Abu Dhabi, the seventh in the world, and the first new park since 2016. We unpack what it means for the economy, tourism, hospitality, and job creation across the UAE.

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07 May 2025. Dubai’s MBS Global Investments is backing a $9 billion plan to build a tax-free financial hub in the Maldives, we speak to Nadeem Hussein about what’s coming. Plus, earnings season rolls on with results from Presight, CEO Thomas Pramotedham crunching the numbers for us. And with Dubai hosting GameExpo, we dive into the UAE’s $16.7 billion gaming boom with Xsolla’s Rytis Joseph Jan.

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6 May 2025. Dubai’s population is reportedly growing by 1,000 people a day, but are there enough jobs to go around? We ask the recruitment experts. Plus, with Dubai’s Capital Market Summit kicking off, Citi’s Rudy Saadi joins us with a preview of the key themes. And private jet traffic is soaring, we speak to Tariq Bin Ghalaita of Dubai South to find out why.

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05 May 2025. We ask MD Ramesh Cidambi how much of that is thanks to one viral chocolate bar. Plus, Ian Johnston is stepping down (again) as CEO of the DFSA, is it goodbye for good this time? And ADNOC Gas posts its Q1 earnings, CFO Peter van Driel joins us live with the numbers.

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02 May 2025 - More than 4.5 million travellers passed through Sharjah International Airport during the first quarter of 2025. It's an 8 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. Private aircraft handling services provider Gama Aviation's Tom Murphy joins The Business Breakfast team to discuss air traffic increase and their investment in Sharjah that costs millions of dollars.

Brandy Scott also speaks with Peter Zemsky about INSEAD's launch of the Human Machine Institute.

And we talk business networking with the team from BNI UAE.

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01 May 2025. It's a strong and steady start of the year for Dubai International Airport, as it welcomed 23.4 million guests in the first quarter of the year. Richard Dean discusses the numbers with Dubai Airports CEO, Paul Griffiths. We also hear from Griffiths what they are planning for DWC Al Maktoum International to create a seamless experience for guests.

Brandy Scott also speaks with the Deputy President and CCO of Emirates, Adnan Kazim, about the future of the carrier. 
Plus, Matthew Macloughlin from Espace Real Estate joins the team following the release of their property report for Q1.

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His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman & Chief Executive, Emirates Airline & Group, says the results are due out by early May. Sheikh Ahmed also answers if tariffs are having an effect on Emirates supply chain or cargo business, including Brandy Scott's question about passenger traffic to and from the US.

Qamar Energy's Ahmad Zaheer joins The Business Breakfast as the team ask, do US tariffs offer new opportunities for the UAE?
Plus, Middle East travel spending has adapted to global shifts according to experts speaking at ATM this year. Ciaran Kelly from FCM Travel gives his take.

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The UAE’s aviation industry is not affected so far by Trump tariffs and the unfolding trade war, according to the CEO of Fly Dubai, Ghaith Al Ghaith and Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad Airways.

We also look at the growth of one of the Gulf's newest tourist hotspots - AlUla. 

And Guy Hutchinson, President, Middle East & Africa for Hilton and Mark Weinstein, Chief Marketing Officer, Hilton, join The Business Breakfast as we broadcast live from Hilton Conrad Dubai.

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28 Apr 2025. Mahir Julfar, Executive Vice President at the Dubai World Trade Centre shares details behind the figure, including the number of jobs supported by its large-scale events.

The recent slide of the US dollar is prompting investors to reassess their portfolio strategies, particularly those heavily weighted toward US-based assets. Josh Gilbert, Market Analyst at Etoro, gives his take.

Plus, are ongoing tariffs impacting the retail grocery sector in the UAE? We ask Halima Jumani, the CEO of Kibsons.

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