Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

It was signed in Abu Dhabi, where UAE President Sheikh Mohammed met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We speak to Rudolph Lohmeyer of Kearney Middle East to find out what does high-profile head-of-state visits say about the UAE’s place on the world-stage. Plus, what does Dubai's growing population mean for its short term let sector? We speak to Louis Bowers of AirDXB Group about their Q2 numbers. And, Shopify cracks down on meetings – even a small one costs $1,000 in wasted time. We get the thoughts of Amanda White, occupational psychology at Talogy Middle East.
 

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We look ahead to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to the UAE with President Sheikh Mohammed in Abu Dhabi tomorrow, to discuss economics and energy ties with Shalini Mittal, Principal Economist at Economist Intelligence Unit. Plus, as China announces AI legislation - and Elon throws his hat into the AI ring - we speak to one lawyer about the tricky business of regulating AI. And, new interview series kicking off today! We're checking in with businesses that launched in covid to see who has made it through, starting with Daniel Wanies, Co-Founder, CarniStore.

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13 July 2023. Emirates has launched an on demand, private charter service for passengers for short flights within the region. Khalid Bel Jaflah of Emirates Airline told us how it would work. Plus, The PIF has reported a loss of nearly 11 billion dollars for 2022 - we'll look at how sovereign fund strategy is evolving with Faheem Aziz of Safa Capital. And, we look at those US inflation numbers and what this would mean for interest rates in America and in turn, the UAE. 

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12 July 2023. New rules in the UAE mean companies with 20-39 employees must hire at least 1 Emirati by the end of 2024. We spoke to David Mackenzie of Mackenzie Jones to find out what this means for recruitment. Plus, Alan Williamson, the CEO of Taaleem joined us to discuss their latest earnings. And we speak to Dubai startup Revibe who has raised $2.3 million in seed funding.

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11 July 2023. Daniel Richards of Emirates NBD joined us to discuss the readings. Plus, India is poised to become the world’s second largest economy by 2075 - we get details of how the country will achieve this with Prof. Rudra Sensarma of IIM Kozhikode. And, Dubai has ranked in the top 10 most searched destinations for long-haul travel this summer. Olivier Ponti, Vice President Insights, ForwardKeys - the people behind the survey tells us more. 

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10 Jul 2023. Tony Douglas, formerly of Etihad, joined us live from the Kingdom to talk about the new airline he's taken charge of - Riyadh Air. Plus, we discuss the latest employment report by Cooper Fitch that showed a slowdown in the UAE market but a surge in Saudi Arabia. And, we discussed the price of gold with Chandu Siroya of Siroya Jewellers.

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07 Jul 2023. Private companies in the UAE have to fulfil the latest Emiratisation target today - so we got a legal perspective from Lisa Merod of Clyde & Co. about the rules around the hiring & the recruiting perspective from Talib Hashim, Managing Director of TBH Advisory. And we talk to IATA about the continued demand for seats in planes. Kashif Khalid is the regional director for MEA. 

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06 Jul 2023. We asked Khatija Haque, Chief Economist, Emirates NBD why the UAE is so attractive to investors. Plus, we cross to Oman to speak to Andrew Spearman of Six Senses Zighy Bay as business booms in our near neighbour. And, Roberto Firmino is the latest football legend to move to Saudi Arabia. We speak to Steve Bainbridge of Greenberg Traurig about the lucrative Saudi football league.

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05 Jul 2023. RAKEZ's new Q2 figures from 2023 shows 132% increase compared to the same period in 2022. We speak to their CEO Ramy Jallad. Plus, Emirati homeowners will see their burdens eased by a new ruling from the UAE Central Bank to limit the impact of interest rates. We get details from Zhann Johinke of Property Monitor. And, as the 8th OPEC International Seminar gets underway in Vienna, we speak to oil analyst Amena Bakr of Energy Intelligence Group about what we can expect from the talks. 

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04 Jul 2023. What do these numbers mean for the USA? We ask Justin Dargin of Carnegie Endowment in Washington DC and Professor Adam Ramey of New York University in Abu Dhabi. Plus, as Saudi Arabia has prolonged its oil production cuts, we ask Sean Evers what this means for prices. And, as Teslas posted record delivery numbers, we spoke to Craig Stevens of Dubicars.com about the boom internationally but when will we see it in the UAE. 

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