Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

15 Jan 2025. The New Zealand Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon has spoken to the Business Breakfast about that CEPA agreement, and what it means for the two economies. Plus, can the energy industry really embrace sustainability? We speak to the finance chief of ADNOC Drilling, and the regional boss of French power company Engie. 

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14 Jan 2025. We speak to GEMS about its new science and innovation based school - and its price tag. That's with the senior vice president of education Maryssa O'Connor. We also get the latest on the Aramex takeover talks, with M&A dealmaker Andrew Nichol. And we speak to the UAE author who has a book launch at Davos this week- Noor Sweid, Founder And Managing Partner Of Global Ventures.

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13 Jan 2025. Is artificial intelligence going to steal YOUR job? We speak to the author of a new report from the World Economic Forum (Hint: bad for bank tellers – but surprisingly good for farmers.) We also speak to Service Robotics Co-founder Fraser Lawson about how robots will impact job creation. And, Meta will stop using third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users to add notes to posts - we find out more with Mazen Nahawi, Founder & CEO, CARMA. 

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10 Jan 2025. As venture-capital funding falls 29%, we ask a leading UAE investor: ‘what’s next?’. Kushal Shah of e& capital joins us live. And,  as CES draws to a close, we look at what tech we're likely to want this year with Richard Windsor of Radio Free Mobile. We also speak to The World Bank - the hosts behind the upcoming Global Government Cloud Forum.

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09 Jan 2025. We speak to Knight Frank's global data centre head on the back of Hussain Sajwani's multi-billion investment pledge to Donald Trump. Plus, tech funding guru Philip Bahoshy reveals why V-C firms slashed their regional investments last year. And, is Dubai's offplan pipeline finally about to outpace demand? That's one of the questions posed in Espace Real Estate's H2 report... we put it to boss John Lyons.

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08 Jan 2025. We hear from Donald Trump and Hussein Sajwani on that $20 billion AI deal. Plus, Dubai Golf CEO Chris May joins us live: the Dubai Desert Classic is just a week away – but traditional golf is under threat as Tiger Woods launches a rival golf simulator league. We also speak to the co-founder of Hundo, the meal plan aggregator app as they've seen a surge in demand for meal plans since the start of January. And, as hotel bookings rise by 300 percent ahead of tomorrow's Coldplay concert in Abu Dhabi we talk to Premier Inn Hotels.

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07 Jan 2024.  As Coldplay head to Abu Dhabi, do its claims of an eco-friendly music tour stack up? Green guru Tanzeed Alam discuss. Plus we look at the demand for the remaining tickets with All Things Live ME, Thomas Ovesen. And, we find out why oil has broken out of its 70 dollar box - and where it's going - with energy expert Matt Stanley.

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06 Jan 2025. That's according to the latest PMI data from S&P, which hit 55.4. We get the details with economist Daniel Richards of Emirates NBD. And we’re talking ‘maganomics’. What do Trump’s tariffs and tax cuts mean for the US - and for us. Plus, we look at what the new smart rental index could mean for property sales - and prices with real estate agency boss Lewis Allsopp and Taimur Khan of JLL. 

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03 Jan 2025. We find out how the new rental index is going to work with the CEO of the real estate registration sector of the Dubai Land Department, Majid Al Marri. And we find out what it will mean on the ground with the CEO of Better Homes, Rick Waind. Plus, the CEO of Al Ansari Exchange joins us with his outlook for the dollar, dirham and remittances in 2025. We also reveal how the electric vehicle wars are playing out in the UAE, with the team from Algodriven. 

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02 Jan 2025. We look at sovereign wealth fund shopping habits after Mubadala tops the list of big spenders for 2024. Plus, Russia has stopped gas into Europe through Ukraine - we speak to energy expert Christof Ruhl. And its our annual how-many-people-will-join-a-gym interview - Gymnation tell us what January means for them.

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