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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 Feb 01, 2018
Brexit: The pros and cons from a business perspective
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union is set for March 2019 and businesses in Britain and Europe are bracing themselves. In this edition of The National Business Extra podcast host Chris Nelson is joined by The National’s London Bureau chief Damien McElroy, a pro-Brexiteer, and Noor Nanji, Business reporter at The National’s London office, who takes a different view, to weigh up the pros and cons of the biggest divorce in modern history.
Friday Jan 26, 2018
A tour of Davos 2018
Friday Jan 26, 2018
Friday Jan 26, 2018
Host Mustafa Alrawi reports from the Swiss town where global leaders and top executives have gathered for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
On the Promenade he finds Saudi officials working to keep the kingdom on track for its Vision 2030, takes the funicular to the top of the mountain where polar explorers are advocating action on climate change and delves into the fascinating world of cryptocurrencies during an engaging forum panel discussion.
Business Extra is The National's weekly look at the business, financial and technology sectors of the Middle East and beyond. Subscribe to and rate the show at Apple Podcasts, or listen on Audioboom, Pocket Cast or your favourite podcasting app.
Thursday Jan 18, 2018
Digital security: Former Google executive on how to mitigate the risk of attack
Thursday Jan 18, 2018
Thursday Jan 18, 2018
With enormous attacks on major public organisations and multinational companies across the globe costing billions of dollars, the conventional idea of a lone-wolf targeting systems more for fun than malice is rarely the case now.
Digital security is today one of the most pressing issues for businesses, organisations and even nations as the threat of organised, ultra-high-tech criminals find new ways to break into software systems, paralysing operations. So what can be done to best mitigate the risks?
In this episode, host Chris Nelson talks to Sam Blatteis, the former Google head of government affairs, Gulf Countries and the founder and chief executive of The MENA Catalysts, a regional high-tech government affairs firm about issues surrounding cyber security.
Business Extra is The National's weekly look at the business, financial and technology sectors of the Middle East and beyond. Subscribe to and rate the show at Apple Podcasts, or listen on Audioboom, Pocket Cast or your favourite podcasting app.
Friday Jan 12, 2018
What 2018 will bring for energy
Friday Jan 12, 2018
Friday Jan 12, 2018
Host Mustafa Alrawi hears from Lord Adair Turner, one of the key players helping to usher in a new era for the energy sector. S&P Global Platts' Chris Midgley provides a market-wide view on trends from rising oil demand to the rise of electric vehicles.
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
Supercars in the UAE: What's driving the trend?
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
Thursday Jan 04, 2018
In this episode, host Chris Nelson talks to The National’s Motoring Editor Adam Workman about the rise of the handbuilt sports and supercar industry in this country, the latest in automotive tech and how the maker of James Bond’s vehicle of choice, Aston Martin, has engineered a remarkable turnaround.
The UAE has become a hotbed for bespoke high-end sportscars and supercars such as the Jannerelly Motors’ Design 1 retro-classic two-seater and the Zarooq Sandracer 500GT – dubbed the first supercar for the desert – not to mention the W Motors Lykan hypercar. So what is driving this trend and how do these manufacturers hope to cash in?