Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

09 Aug 2024. It's all about earnings season. We speak to Etihad boss Antonoaldo Neves on their 48% increase in profit after tax - where's that growth coming from? Plus, the CEO of Spinneys joins us live in studio to discuss record revenue at the supermarket chain. And, as travel insurance demand surges 182% in UAE we speak to PolicyBazaar.ae about what's driving the increase.

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08 Aug 2024. Dubai is launching a 4-day-week trial for government staff - could it be good for productivity? We get the thoughts of HR expert Amanda White. Plus, we talk the finance of food with the CEO of Abu Dhabi’s Agthia: how are they seeing double-digit growth, while global rivals like Kraft-Heinz struggle? And as an uneasy calm returns to global markets after days of sharp falls, we speak to Monte Safieddine, Market Analyst, IG. And, we speak to Espace Real Estate: have they seen a summer boom yet?

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07 Aug 2024.Dubai International Airport welcomed a record number of guests in the first half of the year - just under 45 million, 8 per cent more than the year before - while the number of flights rose by just over 7 per cent. We speak to the boss of DXB Airports to crunch those numbers. Plus, more earnings report, Thomas Pramotedham, CEO of Presight about their first half result. And, we look at this week’s market mayhem and the surprise pick of Tim Walz as Democratic running mate with CNN New York anchor Julia Chatterley.

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06 Aug 2024. We get the latest on the global stock sell-off, with the team from Dubai-based fund manager Aditum and Assistant Professor of Economics at Seattle University, Vladimir Dashkeev. Plus, ADNOC Drilling Delivers All-Time-Record Second Quarter Results, we speak to CFO Youssef Salem about those record results.

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05 Aug 2024.  A global stock sell-off deepened on Friday, we got tips on where you can invest with veteran investor Gary Dugan. Plus, We talk travel visas, with the local head of visa processing giant VFS. And, the number of rental contracts registered in Abu Dhabi more than doubled in the first half of the year, new figures show. Real estate boss Andrew Covill of Henry Wiltshire joins us live.

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02 Aug 2024.We discuss Gen Z's 'buy everything, own nothing' mindset with Spencer Lodge, Chairman of the Blue Sky Thinking Group and podcast host. Plus, we talk electric vehicles! Uber strikes a deal to buy 100,000 electric taxis, the head of Al Futtaim Motors EV division joins us live in studio. And we speak to the CEO of Abu Dhabi’s Fertiglobe, who told BB that green hydrogen projects are economically sound – and not ‘greenwashing’.

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01 Aug 2024. What does that rate decision mean for us here in the UAE? Economist Daniel Richards explains. We also get reaction to those Meta earnings with analyst Jessica Amir – and a preview of Apple and Amazon numbers tonight. Plus, we speak to Qamar Energy about that fuel price increase for August. And, as Dubai leads the global prime residential market in rental values, we speak to Savills Middle East. 

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31 Jul 2024. Rashid Al Ansari, Group Chief Executive, Al Ansari Financial Service explains what that takeover means for the company – and for people sending money home. We also cross live to Seattle – home of Microsoft – for reaction to those earnings, with investor Keith FitzGerald. And we speak to Andrew Naylor of The World Gold Council about the rise in demand for gold.

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30 Jul 2024. We go straight to the source on that RAKBank story with CEO Raheel Ahmed who joins us live in studio. Plus, we get the inside story of Dubai’s 9% jump in tourists with Hoor Alkhaja from Dubai Tourism headquarters. And, we talk to one fitness hotel that's taking wellness tech to the next level. 

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29 Jul 2024. We explore the economics of ageing, as a new report warns of rising strokes and heart disease with insurance broker Stephen Maclaren and Dr Howard Podolsky. Plus, Donald Trump has promised a national crypto reserve dubbed ‘Bitcoin Fort Knox’- we find out more with Marc Seal, CEO, Sortium who was at the event when it was announced. 

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