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Tuesday Jun 26, 2018
The commercial power of the World Cup
Tuesday Jun 26, 2018
Tuesday Jun 26, 2018
From a branding perspective, there are few more visible outlets than the stage created by the Fifa World Cup.
Success on the pitch can relate to significant gains in brand value for players, the nations and clubs they represent, and for the sponsors shilling out huge sums of money to have their names advertised across the globe. For instance, It's safe to say few in the West had heard of Etihad or Emirates before they became ensconced in football branding.
In this episode of the Business Extra podcast, Chris Nelson is joined by Andrew Campbell, managing director of Brand Finance Middle East, to assess just how Fifa has, despite years of controversy and poor management, used the power of the world's most popular game to become a commercial behemoth.
Can Fifa become too big, or does the star power of players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi — among the world's most famous celebrities — portend even further growth? And how will growing sectors such as e-sports affect the popularity of football among the youth?
Thursday Jun 21, 2018
Single mother clears debt with help from The National's Debt Panel
Thursday Jun 21, 2018
Thursday Jun 21, 2018
The National's Mustafa Alrawi and personal finance editor Alice Haine mark two years of the weekly column, The Debt Panel, and speak with reader Sumera Hasan about her ultimately successful five-year ordeal with personal debt.
We also focus on new rules from the Central Bank capping how much lenders can charge customers for their services and products and explain the importance of developing money-management skills no matter how much you earn.
More about Sumera's story here:
The Debt Panel: Single mother of four is being hounded by debt collectors over Dh43,000
Ramadan spirit: Generous readers clear single mother's debts after The National plea
Thursday Jun 14, 2018
Bonus episode: World Cup quiz from the Extra Time podcast
Thursday Jun 14, 2018
Thursday Jun 14, 2018
This week, Business Extra and Mustafa Alrawi bring you our World Cup quiz from our friends on The National's sports desk and the Extra Time podcast.
For the latest business news, visit www.thenational.ae/business.
The eyes of the football world will be fixated on Russia this summer as 32 nations compete to be crowned the 2018 World Cup champions.
Ahead of kick-off on Thursday, when hosts Russia take on Saudi Arabia in the opening match in Moscow, The National's Extra Time podcast staged a special World Cup quiz episode.
Four players, two teams battled it out in the ultimate test of World Cup trivia -- John McAuley and Jon Turner took on Adam Workman and Steve Luckings with a trophy on offer for the winners and a trip to Emirates Park Zoo planned for the losing team.
Join host and quizmaster Mustafa Alrawi to find out who emerged victorious and who is on their way to feed baby goats at the zoo!
Follow our World Cup coverage: www.thenational.ae/sport/world-cup-2018
Music: "Navajo Night" by Audionautix
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
Russia, Saudi Arabia and the state of oil markets with Robin Mills
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
Tuesday Jun 05, 2018
With top oil producers Russia and Saudi Arabia indicating co-ordinated increases in supply we analyse what it might mean for prices .
Host Mustafa Alrawi is joined by Robin Mills, CEO of Qamar Energy, and author of The Myth of the Oil Crisis to discuss all aspects of oil markets from Opec and non-Opec joint action to the impact of sanctions on Iran and the recent focus on the downstream sector.
Read more at www.thenational.ae/business.