Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast Dubai Eye 103.8

As the Holy Month of Ramadan gets underway, we asked Talib Hashim of TBH advisory what he expects to see during the month with hiring but he also explained why jobseekers should never turn down an invite to Suhoor. Plus, the CEO of TikTok has defended the Chinese social media company in a 5-hour testimony to US Congress. Dubai media lawyer Dino Wilkinson gives us his take on the TikTok controversy in the US. And, the Bank of England governor says current bank woes are NOT a repeat of 2008. 
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23 March 2023. Jay Powell announced the decision to raise rates by 25 basis points and the UAE Central Bank immediately followed suit; the base lending rate here is now 4.9%. We spoke to investment expert Keith Fitzgerald in Seattle to ask what he made of this decision and Ed Bell of Emirates NBD about what this means for us in the UAE. Plus, what does this mean for the property market in the UAE? We ask John Lyons of Espace Real Estate. And, we talk about the rise in demand of luxury commodities with Massimo Vidoni, The Truffleman of Dubai, Importer and supplier of top fresh Truffle & Caviars, Founder of ITALTOUCH. 
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22 March 2023. Markets are pricing in a 25 basis point rate hike by the Federal Reserve tonight so we asked Ed Bell, Senior Director - Market Economics at Emirates NBD what they will be looking out for in Jay Powell's speech. Plus, the boss of Emirates Airline has urged India to boost landing slots between the UAE and India but the country's aviation minister issues a firm ‘no’. We asked aviation expert Vinamra Longani, what he made of the recent comments coming out of the aviation conference in Delhi. And, we look at what the IMF bailout will mean for the Sri Lanka economy with Rohan Samarajiva of LIRNEAsia.
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21 March 2023. We cross live to San Francisco where our correspondent is Brandy Scott! She’s meant to be there on holiday, but has of course been covering the banking crisis. We also hear from Dr. Stefan Gerlach, chief economist at EFG Bank in Zurich & Steve Brice, Group Chief Investment Officer at Standard Chartered Private Bank about whether this is similar to the banking sector collapse of 2008 with the Lehman Brothers. Plus, we talk about the oil leak in Kuwait that has led to a state of emergency in the country with Matt Stanley of Kpler.
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20 March 2023. We get the latest on that dramatic $3billion deal for UBS to rescue its long-time rival Credit Suisse. Plus, the UAE has allowed an increase in the price of chickens and eggs - we speak to Al Jazira Poultry farm about the effects on our grocery habits. And, Gordon Barr, employment lawyer at Al Tamimi & Co., clarified the rules on paid annual leave that haven't been used. 
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17 March 2023. So far we've had mainly government entities privatising but what does a family firm like Al Ansari listing mean for our financial market? We ask Salmaan Khawaja, Partner - M&A and Transaction Advisory, Grant Thornton - UAE. Plus, as the European Central Bank raised interest rates by half a percent we spoke to Dr. Naseer Saidi, former Economy Minister of Lebanon & currently of Nasser Saidi & Associates about his economic take on the EU banking sector. And, Angus Blair joined us live from Cairo to discuss what the devaluation of the Egyptian currency means for their inflationary woes.
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