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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 Dec 23, 2020
Counting down 10 big business moments from 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
This week, Business Extra takes a look back at the 10 biggest business moments from the UAE and beyond in 2020. Co-host Kelsey Warner is joined by The National’s personal finance editor, Felicity Glover, to count down.
In this episode:
In this episode:
- Dr Rajesh Suri in February, delivering a message to residents from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi as it prepared for the pandemic (1m 05s)
- Naim Yazbeck of Microsoft UAE on the fate of the 9 to 5 in the WFH revolution (4m 41s)
- Ian Ohan, founder and CEO of restaurant operator Krush Brands, on the impact of the delivery economy on small businesses (6m 36s)
- Jennifer Scott, chairman of the Commons Project, describes a new, open market for data amid antitrust allegations against Big Tech (8m 37s)
- The National’s business editor Massoud Derhally puts the Beirut port blast into historical perspective days after the explosion (11m 58s)
- Muhammad Albakri of IATA on how the legacy of aviation will be critical to its recovery after a summer of empty skies (14m 01s)
- The National’s senior business correspondent Michael Fahy describes how BR Shetty got caught (14m 59s)
- Qamar Energy CEO Robin Mills on if 2020 marks the end of peak oil demand (16m 51s)
- Emirates Nuclear Energy Company chief executive Mohamed Al Hammadi explains why the UAE became a producer of nuclear energy (18m 57s)
- Noor Sweid, partner at Global Ventures, predicts the sector most transformed by the pandemic - and why it’s the Middle East’s biggest investment opportunity (20m 39s)
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
How global trade will be remapped in the 2020s
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Rising protectionism and technology are changing the shape of trade. To capitalise on emerging dynamics, unprecedented global cooperation is needed - with the UAE a critical hub.
Co-hosts Kelsey Warner and Mustafa Alrawi are joined this week by Feryal Ahmadi, chief operating officer of Dubai’s trade free zone at the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre. Ms Ahmadi maps out the scenarios for how trade will develop in the 2020s based on DMCC’s research and interviews with experts across eight key trade hubs including Dubai, Houston, Shenzhen, Silicon Valley and Zurich. DMCC, which oversees the trading of commodities from pulses to diamonds, has 17,500 member companies in its free zone.
In this episode:
DMCC and the future of trade (0m 40s)
UAE's opportunities in international trade (3m 41s)
Recommendations for businesses and governments (9m 38s)
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• DMCC extends support package to help businesses deal with economic impact of Covid-19
DMCC and the future of trade (0m 40s)
UAE's opportunities in international trade (3m 41s)
Recommendations for businesses and governments (9m 38s)
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• DMCC extends support package to help businesses deal with economic impact of Covid-19
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
‘Adapt or die’: the UN’s corporate sustainability pioneer shares lessons of 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Arabesque Partners chairman Georg Kell speaks to Kelsey Warner this week on the future of responsible investing, including the role of artificial intelligence to drive decisions. As the founding director of the United Nations Global Compact, Mr Kell was a pioneer in defining and assessing environmental, social and governance factors that can drive corporate strategy and investment decisions to improve the state of the world.
Since September 2016, Mr Kell has also chaired the Volkswagen Sustainability Council, an independent body that advises VW on issues of social responsibility and the future of mobility. The group was formed following the high-profile diesel emissions scandal. He jumped at the chance to serve on the council, and explains why coming out of the shadow of controversy, VW is now at a competitive advantage five years later.
Hosted by Mustafa Alrawi
In this episode:
Mustafa and Kelsey on ESG (0m 39s)
Where are we with sustainable finance? (2m 28s)
Arabesque and sustainable intelligence (7m 00s)
How to address biased machine learning (13m 52s)
The lessons learnt by Volkswagen (15m 15s)
Who gains and loses because of the ESG criteria (20m 06s)
Headlines (22m 29s)
Read more on our website:
• Airbnb and DoorDash IPOs may raise $6.2bn based on new price ranges
Since September 2016, Mr Kell has also chaired the Volkswagen Sustainability Council, an independent body that advises VW on issues of social responsibility and the future of mobility. The group was formed following the high-profile diesel emissions scandal. He jumped at the chance to serve on the council, and explains why coming out of the shadow of controversy, VW is now at a competitive advantage five years later.
Hosted by Mustafa Alrawi
In this episode:
Mustafa and Kelsey on ESG (0m 39s)
Where are we with sustainable finance? (2m 28s)
Arabesque and sustainable intelligence (7m 00s)
How to address biased machine learning (13m 52s)
The lessons learnt by Volkswagen (15m 15s)
Who gains and loses because of the ESG criteria (20m 06s)
Headlines (22m 29s)
Read more on our website:
• Airbnb and DoorDash IPOs may raise $6.2bn based on new price ranges
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Noor Sweid on how to pitch start-up investors in a challenging time
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
What do Toyota, Disney, IBM and Airbnb have in common? They were started during – or right after – a crisis. Whether the Great Depression, the Second World War or the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, major struggles have led visionary founders to build some of the world's biggest, most durable companies. So what will 2020 yield?
Host Kelsey Warner is joined this week by Noor Sweid, founder and general partner at UAE venture capital firm Global Ventures, to discuss how entrepreneurs can capitalise on opportunity even during times of uncertainty.
In this episode:
What is Global Ventures? (0m 50s)
Investor appetite in the UAE (1m 59s)
What tech will stay after 2020? (4m 57s)
The change in dynamic between the founder and the investor (7m 09s)
The path to liquidity (11m 33s)
Headlines (13m 25s)
Read more on our website:
• UK retailer Debenhams to close, putting 12,000 jobs at risk
In this episode:
What is Global Ventures? (0m 50s)
Investor appetite in the UAE (1m 59s)
What tech will stay after 2020? (4m 57s)
The change in dynamic between the founder and the investor (7m 09s)
The path to liquidity (11m 33s)
Headlines (13m 25s)
Read more on our website:
• UK retailer Debenhams to close, putting 12,000 jobs at risk
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