16 episodes

How do you make sense of the most important financial stories in the Middle East and Africa? The Zawya Podcast brings you exclusive insights and analyses of the headlines that move markets and the world. Every two weeks, listen to our editorial team talking to experts on topics across sectors such as investment, energy, banking, real estate, technology, logistics, and more.

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How do you make sense of the most important financial stories in the Middle East and Africa? The Zawya Podcast brings you exclusive insights and analyses of the headlines that move markets and the world. Every two weeks, listen to our editorial team talking to experts on topics across sectors such as investment, energy, banking, real estate, technology, logistics, and more.

    E16. UAE’s exit from grey list will ‘remove brakes’ on its virtual asset investments- VARA CEO | Matt White, CEO of the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) | Zawya Podcast

    E16. UAE’s exit from grey list will ‘remove brakes’ on its virtual asset investments- VARA CEO | Matt White, CEO of the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) | Zawya Podcast

    In this episode, Zawya speaks to Matt White, CEO of the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) on:



    - Virtual asset businesses

    - The key milestones of VARA

    - What to expect this year



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    • 28 min
    E15. Weakened pound stimulates GCC appetite for Egypt's real estate | Zeinab Adel, Head of Knight Frank Cairo office | Zawya Podcast

    E15. Weakened pound stimulates GCC appetite for Egypt's real estate | Zeinab Adel, Head of Knight Frank Cairo office | Zawya Podcast

    In this episode, Zawya speaks to Zeinab Adel, Head of Knight Frank Cairo office

    -Interest of GCC investors in Egypt real estate market

    -Big opportunities for branded residences in Egypt

    -The most attractive areas to foreign investors



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    • 11 min
    E14. Egypt's geopolitical weight to offset the likelihood of foreign sovereign default | James Swanston from Capital Economics | Zawya Podcast

    E14. Egypt's geopolitical weight to offset the likelihood of foreign sovereign default | James Swanston from Capital Economics | Zawya Podcast

    In this episode, Zawya speaks to James Swanston from Capital Economics on the following:



    -Bringing presidential poll forward gives reassurances that currency devaluation is happening

    -Inflation rates set to fall back to a single digit percentage end of 2024 

    - Delaying pound devaluation until after elections warns of sharper adjustment 



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    • 18 min
    E13. World Bank's MIGA to incentivise funding for climate-resilient projects in MENA | Ethiopis Tafara, Vice President at World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency | Zawya Podcast

    E13. World Bank's MIGA to incentivise funding for climate-resilient projects in MENA | Ethiopis Tafara, Vice President at World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency | Zawya Podcast

    In this episode, Zawya speaks to Ethiopis Tafara, Vice President, Chief Risk, Legal & Sustainability Officer and Partnerships for the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) on the following:



    - Projects in MENA region

    - Projects with Islamic financing
    - Challenges facing MIGA

    - Raising finance in poorer countries

    - Pricing climate risks



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    • 19 min
    E12. How Egypt can attract more FDI amidst fiscal crisis | Hossam Heiba, President of Egypt's General Authority for Investments and Freezones | Zawya Podcast

    E12. How Egypt can attract more FDI amidst fiscal crisis | Hossam Heiba, President of Egypt's General Authority for Investments and Freezones | Zawya Podcast

    In this episode, Zawya speaks to Hossam Heiba, President of Egypt's General Authority for Investments and Freezones on the following:

    - Investments in Egypt

    - How can Egypt attract more FDIs

    - The value of the Egyptian pound



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    • 14 min
    E11. Riyadh and Dubai will be complementary regional hubs | Faisal Durrani, head of Middle East Research, Knight Frank Middle East | Zawya Podcast

    E11. Riyadh and Dubai will be complementary regional hubs | Faisal Durrani, head of Middle East Research, Knight Frank Middle East | Zawya Podcast

    In this episode, Zawya speaks to Faisal Durrani, head of Middle East Research, Knight Frank Middle East on the following:

    - UAE commercial real estate

    - Recession

    - UAE residential property



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    • 18 min

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