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December 27, 2022Amos Hochstein, Mudaissir Sheikha, Deepak Chopra, Zada Haj
From what it takes to succeed to managing the energy crisis and what next for Bitcoin, the past 12 months have been dynamic for companies, businesses and executives.

Host Mustafa Alrawi reminds us of the highlights from Business Extra's coverage of this year's biggest themes and stories.

In this episode:
Amos Hochstein — Lessons learnt from being dependant on one energy supplier (1m 57s)
Zada Haj — Importance of food security (6m 12s)
Suzanne Duke — Perspective on the gender gap (13m 33s)
Kim Fournais — Saxo Bank and relationship with China (19m 10s)
Deepak Chopra — What is the meaning of leadership? (24m 44s)
Mudaissir Sheikha — Lessons learnt (29m 40s)

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Zoom's Sam Tayan on the new era for work
Deepak CMajid Jafar on global energy crisis
IFC on boosting women-led start-ups
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34 min
December 20, 2022Majid Jafar on global energy crisis
Majid Jafar, the vice-chairman of Crescent Group and chief executive of Crescent Petroleum, said a crisis is playing out “across the entire world and all forms of energy. And that's never happened before”.
He tells host Mustafa Alrawi while short term issues like Ukraine, Covid-19 and stretched supply chains and China consuming more gas, have made the situation worse, a failure to invest in energy supply has chiefly created the crisis.
In this episode:
The energy transition and the impact on supply (0m 10s)
Climate change and moving forward with investment (10m 23s)
The evolution and significance of the oil and gas industry (15m 58s)
Iraq's outlook and advice for new graduates looking to be part of the industry (19m 13s)

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US energy envoy Amos Hochstein at Adipec - Business Extra
Deepak Chopra's factors for success - Business Extra
IMF's 2023 outlook for Gulf and Middle East - Business Extra
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27 min
December 13, 2022Zoom’s Sam Tayan on the new era for work
Technology is enabling a new cycle of fundamental change according to Sam Tayan, Head of Mena at Zoom Video Communications. From hybrid work, to work from anywhere, to the four-day work weeks being trialed by companies around the world, there are shifting paradigms for how best to be productive and efficient following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Tayan tells host Mustafa Alrawi the software and solutions supporting this change will also impact how healthcare and other services are delivered.
In this episode:
The future of tech and work (0m 10s)
ZOOM's innovations in creating a better experience (5m 45s)
Security in the virtual offices (8m 07s)
The outlook for WFH in the region (9m 35s)

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IFC on boosting women-led start-ups — Business Extra
Deepak Chopra's factors for success - Business Extra
Human behaviour and economic policy with NYUAD - Business Extra
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14 min
December 06, 2022IFC on boosting women-led startups
A potential economic windfall awaits the Middle East and North Africa region if countries can close the gender gap and help more women into business. The International Finance Corporation's "She Wins Arabia" supports female-led start-ups across the Middle East and North Africa with finance and mentorship.
The second round of the initiative was launched last month and it is expanding to support 100 additional women-led startups and over 30 additional fund managers across Mena. The number of countries included in the IFC initiative has also grown to over 20 and will now also cover Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Syria, and other countries in the region.
Sammar Essmat, Gender Lead, Middle East, Central Asia and Turkey at the IFC, talks to Mustafa Alrawi about the importance of providing such opportunities.
In this episode:
The IFC's role in creating gender balance in the economy (0m 09s)
Resolving the gender gap in the region (3m 41s)
Helping women take the risk (9m 38s)
The hopes for women led startups in 2023 (15m 51s)

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The Middle East needs a female Elon Musk
Human behaviour and economic policy with NYUAD - Business Extra
Deepak Chopra's factors for success - Business Extra
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19 min
November 29, 2022Tech Mahindra’s Manish Vyas on 5G
From making the metaverse happen to improving the sustainability of networks, 5G mobile communications technology underpins the critical infrastructure needed to deliver the applications and solutions of the future.
Manish Vyas, President of the Communications, Media & Entertainment Business and CEO of Networks Services at Indian IT services company Tech Mahindra, speaks to host Mustafa Alrawi about the role of 5G in our lives.
In this episode:
The future of telecommunications and the vision for 5G (0m 09s)
The role of 5G in sustainability (8m 37s)
Will 5G help handle future crises better? (12m 49s)
Tech Mahindra's path towards sustainability (15m 09s)

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Takeo Kanade on rise of robots: 'Business Extra'
Dubai's metaverse strategy: 'Business Extra'
Zada Haj on future of Middle East food security: Business Extra
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21 min
November 22, 2022Deepak Chopra’s factors for success
Deepak Chopra, founder of health company Chopra Global and the Chopra Foundation, is a doctor, entrepreneur and philanthropist with more than 30 years on the front lines of well-being.
He talks to host Mustafa Alrawi about how the metaverse can close the global health gap, what business leaders need to know to succeed today and how to handle the critics.
In this episode:
Deepak Chopra on success (0m 11s)
What is the meaning of leadership? (6m 00s)
The effects of technology and money (10m 37s)
Ensuring future technologies are inclusive and accessible (16m 56s)

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Human behaviour and economic policy with NYUAD - Business Extra
Binance CEO: I did not expect to hear of FTX insolvency in call with Sam Bankman-Fried
Disruption is the new normal – Business Extra
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22 min
November 14, 2022Human behaviour and economic policy with NYUAD
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, technological shifts, the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change, governments have been working to deliver more effective economic policies and looking to understand how to best implement them.

The study of human behaviour has, as a result, become more critical in areas such as education, health and jobs.

Nikos Nikiforakis, professor of economics and co-director of the Centre for Behavioral Institutional Design (C-BID) at NYU Abu Dhabi, talks to host Mustafa Alrawi ahead of the centre's Behavioral Policy Design Conference in the capital in November.

Experts and policymakers will gather at the event to discuss how what we know about human behaviour is increasingly influencing how policy is being set.

In this episode:
What is behavioural social science? (48s)
The link between human behaviour and economic policy (1m 42s)
How is this implemented? (3m 24s)
Helping policy-makers make better judgements (6m 29)
How are theories tested? (10m 13s)
The role of economists (14m 58s)

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What does it take to ensure a green-energy future?
Liz Truss's downfall and the problem with markets dictating government policy
Disruption is the new normal
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41 min
November 02, 2022US energy envoy Amos Hochstein at Adipec
Amos Hochstein, the US special envoy and presidential co-ordinator for international energy affairs on Tuesday signed in Abu Dhabi — on behalf of the US — a strategic partnership with the UAE to invest $100 billion to produce 100 gigawatts of clean energy by 2035.
At the oil and gas conference and exhibition Adipec, Mr Hochstein spoke to Business Extra host Mustafa Alrawi about the energy transition, how countries such as his can shape the future and also how he has been working for the past decade to make energy a tool of diplomatic co-operation and not conflict.
In this episode:
Amos Hochstein at ADIPEC on the Israel-Lebanon maritime deal (0m 09s)
What energy can do for countries and the US-UAE partnership (2m 39s)
Thinking medium and long term (8m 21s)
Moving forward from Europe's energy crisis (12m 32s)

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'Energy transition must put society first to help avoid inequality'
Why the UK is facing an energy price crisis: Business Extra
IMF's Azour: Gulf economies must defend against global headwinds
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17 min
October 31, 2022IMF’s 2023 outlook for Gulf and Middle East
The global picture is one of high energy prices, rising interest rates and an impending economic slowdown. Despite all of this, the Middle East North Africa region has proven resilient in 2022, according to the International Monetary Fund. However, the impact of taming inflation will be felt as we enter 2023.
Jihad Azour, the IMF Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, talks to host Mustafa Alrawi about the many risks to the outlook and what economies in the Gulf and wider Mena region can do to protect themselves.
In this episode:
The IMF's outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia (0m 09s)
How the region faired in 2022 (3m 00s)
The issues that might drag onto 2023 and the impact of inflation (6m 26s)
The outlook for Lebanon and the Gulf (9m 08s)

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Global action needed to prevent food crisis in Middle East and North Africa, warns IMF
Mena region faces a ‘turning point’ and needs to press on with reforms as it recovers from pandemic, IMF says
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14 min
October 27, 2022Can Rishi Sunak tame the UK economy?
New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak must tackle what he has called a “profound economic crisis”. He vowed the priority of the government would be to “reduce inflation", describing it as “indeed the enemy”.

Under Mr Sunak's predecessor Liz Truss, the UK government attempted to prioritise populist measures such as tax cuts without reducing spending. This triggered a violent reaction from the bond market. It resulted in Ms Truss stepping down and a third leader for the country this year.

Investors remain nervous about the shape of UK fiscal and economic policy. Will Mr Sunak settle these concerns down and put the country back on a more steady footing, facing down both the energy and cost-of-living crises? Or will circumstances prove beyond his control?

London deputy bureau chief Paul Carey discusses the uncertain outlook with host Mustafa Alrawi.

In this episode:
Has the UK political scene stabilised now? (1m 10s)
UK budget statement delayed (4m)
Challenges facing Rishi Sunak and lowering expectations (6m 18s)
UK’s cost of living problem (7m 29s)
Is the UK public tiring of politicians and politics? (9m 21s)
What’s the outlook for the UK’s economic future? (11m 13s)

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Why the UK is facing an energy price crisis
Liz Truss's downfall and the problem with markets dictating government policy
Pound sterling rallies as markets react to Liz Truss's resignation
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14 min

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