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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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Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
What the Uber-Careem deal means for tech in the Middle East
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019
Uber Technologies has agreed to buy Careem in a $3.1 billion (Dh11.39bn) deal that is the largest technology sector transaction in the Middle East so far, eclipsing Amazon’s $580 million acquisition of Souq in 2017.
With governments across the region looking to nurture start-ups in the technology space, the size of the Uber-Careem deal, as well as the increased availability of expertise and liquidity in its wake, will be seen as a catalyst for both budding entrepreneurs and investors, from inside and outside the Middle East.
Mustafa Alrawi, The National's Assistant Editor in Chief, breaks down the impact of the deal with Chris Nelson and Kelsey Warner. What impact will the deal will have on the region and its start-up scene?
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Dr Reem Bint Mansour Al-Saud on gender equality in the workforce
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Thursday Mar 21, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
What the Ethiopian Airlines tragedy means for confidence in the Boeing 737 Max 8
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
Wednesday Mar 13, 2019
157 passengers and crew lost their lives when an Ethiopian Airlines flight operating a Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed near Addis Ababba, en route to Nairobi, last Sunday. It is a terrible tragedy for their families, Ethiopia, Africa, the world and the aviation industry.
Mustafa Alrawi, The National’s Assistant Editor in Chief, and aviation correspondent Deena Kamel discuss the potential impact of the crash on confidence in Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft and the wider air travel industry.
There has been an understandable reaction in the wake of the Ethiopian Airlines disaster. Demand for answers is growing as the investigation continues into how the 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed only minutes into the flight.
As a precautionary safety measure for passengers, crew and the public at large the UAE, the UK, South Korea, Australia and China and others have grounded their 737 Max fleets and prohibited the aircraft from flying in their airspace.
The concerns are that this tragedy is not an isolated one. An Indonesian Lion Air flight also operating the 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed in October, killing all 189 people aboard.
Mustafa Alrawi, The National’s Assistant Editor in Chief, and aviation correspondent Deena Kamel discuss the potential impact of the crash on confidence in Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft and the wider air travel industry.
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
StartAD's Ramesh Jagannathan on innovation in the UAE
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Entrepreneurialism underpins the UAE’s push to broaden the economy and cement its position as a world leader in innovation.
Ramesh Jagannathan, the Vice Provost for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Managing Director of StartAD, the innovation and entrepreneurship platform at NYU Abu Dhabi, is dedicated to providing the necessary tools for start-up creators here.
In this episode of the Business Extra podcast, Ramesh Jagannathan talks to Chris Nelson about how the entrepreneurial landscape is developing in the UAE.