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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 Apr 26, 2018
What next for the oil price rally?
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
A pact forged by Opec and non-Opec producers such as Russia, the largest producer outside the group, has lowered global inventories of crude, reversing a three-year price slump that saw prices fall as low as $29 a barrel in 2016. Recent US-led air strikes on Syria have also contributed to the price rally but analysts are suggesting that oil could climb higher but President Donald Trump’s decision on the Iran nuclear deal on May 12 could be a deciding factor.
To decipher which factors will matter most in the coming weeks, The National's energy correspondent Jennifer Gnana spoke to Iman Nasseri, managing director, Middle East at London-based Facts Global Energy about how much further oil prices could go, whether the rally is sustainable, how much longer Opec and non-Opec can hold together their pact and also on what happens to the oil markets if the Iran deal falls apart.
Business Extra is The National's weekly look at the business, financial and technology sectors of the Middle East and beyond.
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
SellAnyHome.com is disrupting the real estate sector
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
SellAnyHome.com, launched in August, has already enjoyed phenomenal growth, disrupting a sector which has long been somewhat old-fashioned.
In this week's Business Extra podcast, CEO of SellAnyHome.com Omar Chihane talks with The National's Chris Nelson about how his company has grown so quickly. Chihane discusses what made him decide to leave his corporate background to pursue entrepreneurial endeavours, where he got his idea for the property-selling website, and shares his own personal philosophy to business.
Business Extra is The National's weekly look at the business, financial and technology sectors of the Middle East and beyond.
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Providing support for the UAE’s multi-faceted communities
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Al Bayt Mitwahid is a UAE-based organisation dedicated to the benefit of all the country’s many diverse communities.
Originally founded by staff members at the Crown Prince Court in Abu Dhabi, ABM aims to provide practical help to enable communities to develop and grow alongside both economically and socially through a wide range of tailored initiatives and programmes many of which are supported by multinational corporations such as Airbus and Total.
In this episode of the Business Extra podcast, host Chris Nelson talks to Alanoud Al Mahdi, VP of ABM’s executive committee, about the group’s work.
Thursday Apr 05, 2018
Virtual offices beg the question - what's in an address?
Thursday Apr 05, 2018
Thursday Apr 05, 2018
Our workplaces are where we spend much of our time but these days, thanks to the inter-connectedness of the digital age, that could be anywhere.
As virtual offices and co-working spaces grow in popularity, the concept of an office has broadened out, disrupting the commercial property market.
In this week's edition of the Business Extra podcast, host Mustafa Alrawi speaks to Taine Moufarrige, CEO of Europe, Middle East, India and Africa at Servcorp, about the opportunities and challenges the serviced office and IT services provider is facing.
Business Extra, produced by Kevin Jeffers, 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.