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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 28, 2019
Brexit uncertainty clouds investors' outlook
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
With the March 29 deadline for the UK to divorce the European Union close on the horizon, investors both within the country and overseas are trying to prepare for what the outcome might be.
However, whether it be leaving with a no-deal, a good deal or bad one, postponing the exit or even deciding not to leave the EU at all, markets, the pound and investor sentiment will all be affected.
In this episode of the Business Extra podcast, Chris Nelson talks to Jameel Ahmad, Global Head of Currency Strategy and Market Research at the international foreign exchange broker FXTM, about what some of those effects might be, from a British and international perspective.
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
How Adnoc earned world's top oil and gas credit rating
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
Wednesday Feb 20, 2019
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is now rated as the most creditworthy oil and gas producer in the world, according to Fitch.
This is a strong validation from one of the world’s leading credit ratings agencies of Adnoc's strategy and transformation into a more commercially driven and innovative organisation.
In this week's Business Extra podcast, we talk to Dmitry Marinchenko, Fitch's oil and gas director and the primary analyst for Adnoc, about the credit ratings process, how Fitch arrived at its assessment and what it means for Adnoc in the future.
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Abu Dhabi hosts the world’s military big guns
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
The global military industry is a vast and hugely lucrative sector where defence spending produces some eye-watering numbers. Next week, Abu Dhabi once again takes centre stage for the world’s major manufacturers and government procurement leaders when the International Defence and Exhibition Conference, Idex, and the Naval Defence Exhibition, Navdex, take place from 17 to 21 of February.
In this week’s Business Extra Podcast, The National’s Chris Nelson and Assistant Editor in Chief Mustafa Alrawi talk about the exhibitions and what role the military industry has from a local and global perspective.
Later, the sometimes mysterious world of human resources comes under the spotlight as Sadek El Assaad, chief executive of Zeder Group, comes into the studio to talk about the evolution of HR.
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
The curious case of QuadrigaCX
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
Tuesday Feb 05, 2019
QuadrigaCX, one of Canada’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, last week filed for creditor protection saying it was unable to retrieve almost $200m worth of deposits belonging to clients because its CEO Gerald Cotten, the only one able to do so, had unexpectedly died.
The National’s Assistant Editor in Chief Mustafa Alrawi and Chris Nelson discuss the issue, which has all the makings of a mystery novel.
In addition, this week marks earnings season and so far things are looking good both here and across much of the region.
The latest mega-merger in the UAE’s financial sector, which sees the coming together of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Union National Bank and Al Hilal Bank, is also making headlines.