Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

27 Oct 2023. We've got the latest on interest rates, including both the European and US economies. CEO of Air Arabia - Adel Abdullah Al Ali joins us to celebrate 20 years of the airline. He'll tell us how movement he's seen within aviation, inflation and gives us an insight into their outlook for Q4. Mohamad Majid, Partner, Digital and Innovation at KPMG Lower Gulf explains how two-thirds of UAE tech leaders are attributing increased business profitability to AI. Plus, we speak to Muhammad Qasim Ikhlaq, Residential Consultant, Betterhomes on Sharjah's booming real estate sector.

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26 Oct 2023. We've got the latest on ADIB's Q3 numbers and what that means for the region. Plus we'll hear about how new projects are set to ease pressure on commercial real estate with an expected delivery of over 100,000 sq. metres of office space in Q4. We speak to Neil Gray, Scotland's cabinet secretary for wellbeing economy, fair work and energy who has announced a business delegation of 19 Scottish net zero-focused companies to the UAE during COP28. We'll find out how Dubai has retained its leading position in the MENA region on Kearney's global cities index and what's beefing up the price of meat. 

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25 Oct 2023. Jonathan Emery, CEO of Aldar Development is making an impact here in Dubai. He gives us a preview of their latest property development that's set to be finished by 2027. But this won't just be another new development, this will have a huge focus on wellness and community, something they are seeing great demand for. James Drummond, Editor-in-Chief of AGBI (Arabian Gulf Business Insight) gives us the latest live from Saudi Arabia at the Davos in the Desert conference. Gordonstoun School, the institution that educated the current King of England, King Charles III, is set to open a branch school in Abu Dhabi.

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24 Oct 2023. We ask Investment expert Sameer Lakhani of Global Capital Partners why a Bahrain company is looking at Abu Dhabi for its IPO. Plus, The CEO of Qatar Airways, Akbar Al Baker, quits after more than a quarter of a century. We get the reaction from aviation expert Vinamra Lakhani. And, we focus on real estate - first with Valustrat who say Dubai residential property is seeing highest quarterly capital gains in a decade. We also hear from one real estate platform that's just raised 20 million dollars - Nomad Homes. 

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23 Oct 2023. Major online firms such as Amazon, Booking.com, and Tripadvisor are ramping up their fight against fake reviews. We asked Amir Kolahzadeh of IT Sec & Debsena Chakraborty of mfilterit just how big a problem is fake reviews. Plus, UAE employers are budgeting for a base salary rise of just over 4% for 2024. Ted Raffoul of Mercer MENA explains the numbers behind their survey. 

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20 Oct 2023. Aviation was a hot topic on The Business Breakfast given Air India will be taking delivery of a new aircraft every six days till the end of 2024. Aviation expert Vinamra Longani gives us an inside look into this expansion. Finnish telecoms giant Nokia are axing between 9,000 and 14,000 jobs by the end of 2026 to cut costs - we get the latest on those figures from Neil Shah at Counterpoint research. Andrew Elliott, Director at the Commercial agency at Chestertons explains why the commercial property sector is booming and we get the very latest from GITEX. 

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19 Oct 2023. We've got the latest on the UK inflation numbers and we'll be finding out just how you can make cash through other people's properties in the short term property market. We're joined by American internet entrepreneur and angel investor Jason Calacanis who tells us why he's in Dubai and the advice he has for investors. We've also got the latest from GITEX where we chat to Nicolai Solling - Chief Technology Officer at HELP AG. Plus we'll find out about the latest Q3 report for the Dubai real estate market which shows a reduction in transaction volume.  

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18 Oct 2023. Saudi Arabia is set to invest more than $175 billion annually on industrial and mega projects between 2025 and 2028 - we speak to Aaron Fletcher, head of Saudi Arabian Recruitment at Hays to tell us more. Plus, the latest on Dubai CPI from Emirates NBD. The UAE retirement income system improved its score ranking 23rd globally - Rob Ansari, Head of Investments and Retirement at Mercer gave us an insight as to why the UAE has ranked alongside countries with robust pension schemes.  We find out how MENA venture capital funding saw a 38% increase and we find out the latest on autonomous drones in the UAE from our producer Mohamed who was down at GITEX.

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17 Oct 2023. Jeanne Walters of Emirates NBD gives us an insight into Chinese GDP, why everyone is watching it so closely but also what it means for the rest of the world. We also find out the latest on inflation, which New Zealand saw falling to a two year low. Natalia Sycheva of Integra Seven talks tech talent in Dubai in relation to a first-of-its-kind report they've put out with Wamda. Frederick Marris from Zoom explains how the need for the platform hasn't dyed down and Virtuzone's John Casey shed light on their new initiative that's helping smaller businesses in the UAE. 

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16 Oct 2023. Donal Curtin, Managing Director of Economics NZ discuss the national party winning the New Zealand election, taking enough seats to form a coalition with its allies on the right wing of politics. Plus, Jeanne Walters of Emirates NBD talks all about Dubai's expanding economy which saw a 3.2% increase in the first half of 2023. Ben Bargh of CRC Properties speak to us about a significant shift in the commercial property sector and we also have Klaus Kajeetski from Yalla Esports about the gaming industry's biggest ever takeover which saw Microsoft secure a $69bn deal.

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