Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast Dubai Eye 103.8

01 Dec 2023. We have the latest from the OPEC+ meeting, what it means for oil price and what it means for the UAE. But what will lower petrol prices mean for inflation? We put that to Khatija Haque - Chief Economist Emirates NBD. We hear from the CEO and President of Volvo, Martin Lundstedt, about their push for a fossil fuel phase out timetable at Cop. Plus, Aldar Development CEO Jonathan Emery tells us about a big announcement and  CBRE's Mr Research, Taimur Khan, tells us about that new study on the premium LEED certified offices can command.
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As ADFW draws to a close - we get the latest on the US GDP revised upward - why, what does it tell us about the health of the US economy and what could it mean for interest rates and what will it mean for us? We’ll also be looking at what we learned from the Beige Book. As Abu Dhabi global markets grants financial services permission to crypto exchange Rain, we speak to the UAE General Manager, Benjamin Grolimund. Plus, Energy expert Matt Stanley tells us what to expect at today's OPEC+ meeting after it was delayed. Finally, we speak to real estate expert John Lyons about what some unexpected numbers tell us about the off plan market. 
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It’s our penultimate day down at ADFW. We speak to Khatija Haque Chief Economist Emirates NBD about Saudi hosting Expo 2030 after it won 119 votes - but what will it mean for the economy? We’ll also be speaking to Charles Hoskinson, CEO & Founder, Input Output Global + Founder at Cardano Foundation before he takes the stage here at ADFW about international best practices in finance, crypto and the US government. Plus, we’ll hear from Abdulla Salem Al Nuaimi, CEO, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) as the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) on Tuesday launched its first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) benchmark index ahead of the COP28 summit. Finally, we’ll speak to Sameer Lakhani, Managing Director, Global Capital Partners as the Dubai Taxi Company today announced an increase in the number of shares offered in the UAE Retail Offer of its IPO in response to significant oversubscription of the UAE Retail Offer.
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We’re on the road again this week - day 2 broadcasting LIVE from the Abu Dhabi Finance Week. With people flocking to Abu Dhabi for the F1 and now Finance week we wanted to know how busy reservations have been at one of the UAE’s top restaurants - LPM. Their Global Operations Director, Nicolas Budzynski, gives us an inside look and news that they’ve expanded to Las Vegas. We’re also talking tax with Oscar Orellana-Hyder, Co-Founder, Cordell Partners about the introduction of corporate tax which has resulted in a rise in demand for tax professionals like accountants and auditors. Plus, after Binance-gate, we speak to the FSRA about the fine art of regulating crypto exchanges and we’re finding out about the financial educational platform Yabi  as it raises 8 million dollars in a seed funding round. 
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We’re on the road again this week - broadcasting LIVE from the Abu Dhabi Finance Week. As we look ahead to COP28 next week we spoke to Khatija Haque, Chief Economist, Emirates NBD about what the focus will be and what it could mean for markets. Exactly a year ago, Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts, the judiciary of the UAE capital’s financial free zone, launched a new blockchain-based system that was aimed at digitally certifying judgments and allowing their availability and enforcement anywhere in the world. Linda Fitz-Alan, Chief Executive at ADGM Courts joined the Business Breakfast for the latest on that and why ADGM Courts is taking mediation to the metaverse. Plus, we hear from Kareem Elsirafy, Managing Partner, Modus - UAE-based venture platform who are investing a total of $2.8 million in new start-ups operating in the Middle East markets. Finally, we’ll hear from Kabir Mulchandani, Chairman and Founder, FIVE Holdings. They are considering expanding the hotel brand into London and even Saudi Arabia, boss Kabir Mulchandani has told the Business Breakfast. Kabir also said a potential IPO could be ready to go within 12 months - and that Dubai was the priority for a listing. 
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24 Nov 2023. We'll be putting the latest Dubai inflation numbers in context with Senior Economist at NBD- Jeanne Walters. As Black Friday sales get underway, we'll be discussing the do's and the don'ts - the buys and the don't buys with Debsena Chakraborty, Vice President - Growth & Expansion, MENA, mfilterit. Plus, we'll be finding out more about Zofeur, an on-demand tech platform for hiring professional chauffeurs. We'll speak to Ishrath Hasmin the companies Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer as they've recently launched their “Pay-per-minute” driver service in Abu Dhabi just in time for the 2023 F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Finally, it's F1 weekend - we'll speak to Imthishan Giado, Editor in Chief, Motoring Middle East and Head of Marketing at Octanium Experiences about whether there's a correlation between F1 success on the track and car brands off it. If Ferrari does well in F1 does that drive greater demand for road cars?
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