22 Apr 2025. Dubai inflation has eased to 2.8%,  the slowest pace in six months. We get economist Ed Bell’s take on what it means for your wallet. Plus, Cordell Partners breaks down UAE finance sector salaries: what’s hot, what’s not, and whether pay is keeping up with the cost of living. And as global tariffs rise, could aircraft prices follow? Aviation expert Mark D. Martin weighs in.

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21 Apr 2025. The UAE saw just over 1% growth in new employment in Q1, according to Cooper Fitch. So has the busy start to the year really translated into jobs? We break it down with their latest report. Plus, we’re joined in our pop-up studio by Arjun Sarkar, Vice-President of our hosts Dubai CommerCity. And the RTA signs an MoU with Baidu’s Apollo Go - we speak to Khaled Al Awadhi about autonomous taxis hitting Dubai roads in 2025.

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18 Apr 2025. Art Dubai is back — but just how big is the business behind the art? We speak to Executive Director Benedetta Ghione about the creative economy’s growing role in the UAE. Plus, crypto platform MANTRA sees wild swings — we ask the CEO what’s driving the volatility. 

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17 Apr 2025. The Mall of the Emirates is getting a 5 billion dirham facelift. We speak to Khalifa Bin Braik, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Asset Management, about what’s changing—and what it means for jobs and the wider Dubai economy. Meanwhile, Wall Street takes another hit, with Nvidia leading the slide. But US investor Keith Fitz-Gerald says there’s still plenty of upside if you know where to look.

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16 Apr 2025. We look at how the floods reshaped everything from airport infrastructure to data resilience with insights from DXB International airport CEO Paul Griffiths. Plus, Dubizzle Group is making moves, acquiring Property Monitor. We speak to Dubizzle CEO Haider Ali Khan and Property Monitor COO Zhann Johincke on what the deal means for UAE’s property data game.

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15 Apr 2025. Taaleem is bringing a second Harrow International School to Dubai — we speak to CEO Alan Williamson about the expansion of their ultra-premium education offering. Silicon Valley analyst Dan Ives joins us on Apple’s narrow escape from Trump’s tariffs. And Rachael Kennerley breaks down why Dubai and Abu Dhabi have topped Savills’ global wealth index — and why the world’s wealthiest are making the UAE their new home.

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14 Apr 2025. Al Ansari Exchange is expanding — we speak to CEO Rashid Al Ansari about their $200 million deal in Bahrain. Despite Trump’s partial U-turn on tariffs, bond yields are still climbing — NYU Abu Dhabi’s Barthelemy Bonadio explains why. Plus, market strategist Jessica Amir joins us to analyse Trump’s decision to spare smartphones and computers in the latest round of trade war tactics.

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11 Apr 2025. We speak to commodity investment expert Jake Hanley to find out why they matter more than we think. Plus, the UAE has done well in Kearney's latest FDI confidence index - but what could the tariff mess mean for it all? We ask to Elena Siegel. And we find out who will blink first in the trade stand-off between the US and China with Dr. Pippa Malmgren an economist, author and technologist, and she worked in the White House as an advisor to George W. Bush.

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10 Apr 2025. Professor Adam Ramey of New York University Abu Dhabi shared his take on Trump, tariffs and tantrums in the MAGA camp, while CNN’s Juliana Liu joins us live from Hong Kong with a China-focused take. And as Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan completes his first official visit to India, we look at the messaging behind what he got up to with Swarup Gupta, Head of the Sovereign ESG Ratings service at the Economist Intelligence Unit.

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09 Apr 2025. Big focus on the economics of sport! PwC’s Nicholas Mayer joins us to explain the 9% annual growth in the sports economy, led by Saudi Arabia’s strategic play. Plus, we dive into the NFL’s surprising UAE move as the 49ers scout new fans abroad. And can AI really sort out your savings? We speak to the team behind Yabi, a new app taking on the region’s financial literacy gap.

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