Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

31 May 2023. Gulf News and Khaleej Times newspaper in the UAE has decided to stop printing the physical newspaper on weekends. Anshuman Joshi, Director Sales & Publishing at Gulf News & Al Nisr Publishing talk us through the business case behind the decision. Plus, ratings agency S&P has affirmed its AA rating on the Abu Dhabi economy – one of the highest in the world, economist Trevor Cullinan of S&P outlined the main findings. And,  latest report that Dubai is now home to hundreds of Russian startups and investors. We speak to the author from Wamda, Triska Hamid.

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30 May 2023. Chef and restaurateur Jason Atherton joined us to talk about the restaurant industry. Plus, we talk about the economics of video games, as new research says it will double to $6 billion by 2027 with Klaus Kajetski of Yalla Esports. And, Knight Frank has been looking at the future of Dubai's luxury real estate market - and its all about parks. We speak to head of Middle East research Faisal Durrani.

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29 May 2023. We look at what we know about the deal (very little) & what that means for our region with Daniel Richards of Emirates NBD. Plus, as Dubai pledges to make public transport net-zero by 2050, we speak to transport expert Vitali Bielski of Frost & Sullivan.  And, Souqalmal founder Ambareen Musa has a new financial offering - and this one aims to bring financial literacy to the workplace.

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26 May 2023. Dubai Developer BinGhatti's Muhammed BinGhatti joined us in studio to discuss their collaboration with luxury car brand Bugatti to build the new ultra-luxury Bugatti residences. Plus, Beachonomics! We'll look at at what plans to increase Dubai's beachfrontage by 400% mean for the economy. And, energy economist Robin Mills of Qamar Energy spoke to us about clean energy investments and that blockbuster ADNOC Logistics IPO.

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25 May 2023. Kristalina Giorgieva says no! The IMF boss defended the US currency, telling an event in Doha: “Don’t kiss your dollars goodbye yet!” We get detailed analysis on these comments from Ed Bell of Emirates NBD. Plus, is the UAE ready for EVs? We ask Thomas Ingenlath, CEO of Polestar. And, we look at the UAE property market with Abdullah Alajaji, Founder, Driven Properties.

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24 May 2023. As new companies begin to move into their offices at the Expo City Dubai site, 3000 employees will be working by September. Plus will AI replace investment advisors? We ask Investment Strategist Henk Potts from Barclays Bank. Multi-billion dollar company Checkout.com is the first fintech to be granted a Retail Payment Services licence from the Central Bank of the UAE. Why is that important? We’ll find out.

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23 May 2023. What is the right amount to tip servers and delivery drivers? We asked restaurateur Andre Gerschel about the tipping culture in the UAE. Plus, Elon Musk has dropped the prices for Teslas again the US. Does the man have a plan? We ask Craig Stevens, the CEO of Dubicars.com. And, we crossed to Cannes where Tom Urquhart is our man on the red carpet at the Film Festival. 

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22 May 2023. We hear from Emirates NBD's Ed Bell about the key takeaways from the G7 countries meeting which included India and Ukraine. Plus, we talk hydrogen with French energy firm Engie – they have a $5 billion deal with Masdar here in the UAE. Stephan Cobert, Senior Vice President of Hydrogen for Asia, Middle East and Africa, Engie joined us to explain the importance of hydrogen. And, Dubai's done well financially out of hosting the region's leading art fair, but what's the knock-on effect of Art Dubai? We'll ask their Executive Director, Benedetta Ghione.

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As we wrap up our final broadcast from ICD Brookfield Place - we look at how Japanese stocks have hit their highest level since 1990, as G7 leaders meet in Hiroshima today. Rodrigo González is a Tokyo based economist with the Economist Intelligence Unit and he explained what this meeting means for Japan and the world. Plus, we speak to one of ICD Brookfield Place's newest tenants: White & Case, one of the world’s Top 10 law firms. We asked Debashis Dey why they decided to set up an office here. And, we speak to JLL about ESG goals as more companies set up in the UAE. 

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Dr. Chris Payne, Chief Economist of Peninsula Real Estate explained what he made of these numbers - is that too low a prediction? Plus, we hear from John Lyons of Espace Real Estate to ask if there's been a slowdown in the property market. And, we hear from Sharif El Bedawi- the ex-Silicon Valley investors who’s bringing the V-C spirit to Dubai.

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