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As one of the world’s most influential business hubs, the Middle East requires expert attention. Business Extra provides those experts, as well as news and insights from The National’s esteemed team of business editors and reporters, who are on top of the markets, technology, the energy sector and more.
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Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Everything we know about VAT and what it means for the country
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Episode 33: This week, host Mustafa Alrawi and expert David Daly break down the many facets of value added tax and how it could impact the economy once it is implemented on January 1.
Business Extra is The National's weekly guide to the Middle East's bustling business scene. #Business #UAE #VAT #Economy
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
How to invest in Africa: The National's guide to a growing market
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Thursday Aug 24, 2017
Episode 32: This week, host Mustafa Alrawi finds out that there are many nuances to Africa as an opportunity for investors from the Gulf. Helping to formulate a strategy are lawyer Atiq Anjarwalla, e-commerce entrepreneur Chris Folayan and JCDecaux Middle East CEO Martin Sabbagh.
Business Extra is The National's weekly guide to the Middle East's bustling business scene. #Business #Africa #Money #Investing #UAE #Commerce #ecommerce
Thursday Aug 17, 2017
Womena and Awok part of The National's Generation Start-up
Thursday Aug 17, 2017
Thursday Aug 17, 2017
Host Mustafa Alrawi explores Generation Start-up, The National's weekly series profiling the most dynamic and exciting tech companies in the region. Elissa Freiha, co-founder of angel investor network Womena, provides insights into the opportunities and challenges facing the sector, and e-commerce retailer Ulugbek Yuldashev of Awok explains how he has successfully scaled-up his business by targeting the low to mid income consumer segment.
#Business #Commerce #Womena #Awok #ecommerce
Thursday Aug 10, 2017
JCDecaux's Martin Sabbagh on the advertising landscape
Thursday Aug 10, 2017
Thursday Aug 10, 2017
Episode 30: Host Mustafa Alrawi speaks to Martin Sabbagh, the Middle East chief executive of JCDecaux, the global outdoor advertising group. Mr Sabbagh offers some fascinating insights into the current trends impacting his industry, which is often a bellwether for the wider economy. It is also a time of technological disruption which has resulted in fresh challenges and opportunities for JCDecaux.
Thursday Aug 03, 2017
Energy and oil with Robin Mills
Thursday Aug 03, 2017
Thursday Aug 03, 2017
Host Mustafa Alrawi and The National's columnist Robin Mills discuss the energy industry including the tricky oil market balancing act that Opec is working on pulling off, how majors like BP and Shell are pivoting for the future and the outlook for Iraq including how the Kurdish Regional Government will fare in terms of its energy ambitions.