Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

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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03 Jul 2023. Monte Safieddine, Analyst at IG told us what he makes of Apple's stellar numbers. Plus, we crossed to Pakistan for the latest on that economic lifeline from the IMF. And, we find out why the founder of ChatGPT is being sued.  

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26 Jun 2023. We've been asking Dubai's business leaders what they will be reading this summer. Plus, we hear from the Literary Editor of FT - Frederik Studemann about how they pick books for their book club. And Stephen King, Senior Economic Advisor, HSBC joined us to discuss inflation, what's on his reading list, and whether he will write a song on inflation. 

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23 Jun 2023. We speak to Barshali Bhattacharya of Economic Intelligence, the author of the report, to find out why Dubai is not in the top 10. Plus, we crossed to Washington to speak to Dr. Sara Vakhshouri, Founder & President, SVB Energy International as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues his state visit. And, as the UAE Central Bank lowered its GDP growth forecast for this year - we ask Daniel Richards of Emirates NBD what this means for us. 

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22 Jun 2023. We answer your questions on the rising cost of living – globally and here in the UAE – with a range of experts, including economist Ed Bell of Emirates NBD, Group MD of Betterhomes Richard Waind, and the guys behind one of the world's largest cost of living reports - Mercer. Plus, we talk the commodity market with Ole Hansen, Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank.

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21 Jun 2023. A report from Julius Baer has ranked Dubai as the 7th most expensive city in the world for luxury living but what does it mean for regular cost of living? This sparked a huge debate and divided our studio's opinions. Plus, we look at the state of the remittance market after a decline in 2022 with Delma Exchange. And, we speak to the boss of Emirates Development Bank, after it allocated Dhs100 million to ‘food tech’ start-ups in the UAE.

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20 Jun 2023. YouGov's latest cost of living survey says 44% of us in the UAE have noticed a decrease in our disposable income - Zafar Shah explains. Plus, we have a special focus on Dubai's Financial Market - we speak to the CEO of DIFC's Innovative Hub - Mohammed Al Blooshi & Patrick Meaney of DFSA. 

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19 Jun 2023. Mamoun Hmedan of Wego joined us to explain the increase in Eid holiday bookings and just how much we are paying for it. Plus, we crossed live to China to speak to EIU's Weisi Xie, as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Beijing. And, recruitment on Wall St is at its lowest since the Financial Crisis. Is that the UAE's gain? We speak to headhunter Andrew Croft.

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Economist Khatija Haque explained the ECB decision and statement. Plus, finance chief of Commercial Bank of Dubai, Darren Clarke, told us why they’ve raised half a billion dollars though a so-called ‘green bond’. And  we looked at why the ICAEW has lowered its growth forecast for the Gulf with their economic advisor Scott Livermore.

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The UAE Central Bank confirmed it would do the same. We cross live to Professor Vladimir Dashkeev at Seattle University for reaction. Plus, we speak to the real estate firm selling Dubai's most expensive house - for a cool 750 million dirhams. And a chat with Redington, the technology solution provider, who have just crossed the $10 billion threshold. 

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