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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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Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
At the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, energy will be an important topic on the agenda this week.
Roberto Bocca, the forum's head of Shaping the Future of Energy and Materials, tells host Mustafa Alrawi that the focus of discussions will be the energy crisis, the energy transition and the nexus between energy and other ecosystems such as water and food, which are critical. Mr Bocca hopes that many will come to the table in Davos to solve these issues and also to harness the opportunities brought about by new technology.
He also says that people are finally beginning to realise how complex the energy system is, ahead of the Cop28 climate summit that is being held in the UAE at the end of November.
Cop28 President-designate Dr Sultan Al Jaber's leadership should be able to help bring together different sides involved in the effort to mitigate the effects of climate change, Mr Bocca says.
- Tech Mahindra CEO on the ‘good’ recession
- Outlook for aviation in 2023
- Majid Jafar on global energy crisis
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Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
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Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
The Business Extra podcast team will be at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week.
Host Mustafa Alrawi will be on the ground to deliver insights and discussions from the global event.
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
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- Deepak Chopra's factors for success
- US energy envoy Amos Hochstein at Adipec
- Zada Haj on future of Middle East food security
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Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
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Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Majid Jafar, the vice-chairman of Crescent Group and chief executive of Crescent Petroleum, said a crisis is playing out “across the entire world and all forms of energy. And that's never happened before”.
He tells host Mustafa Alrawi while short term issues like Ukraine, Covid-19 and stretched supply chains and China consuming more gas, have made the situation worse, a failure to invest in energy supply has chiefly created the crisis.
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Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Tuesday Dec 13, 2022
Technology is enabling a new cycle of fundamental change according to Sam Tayan, Head of Mena at Zoom Video Communications. From hybrid work, to work from anywhere, to the four-day work weeks being trialed by companies around the world, there are shifting paradigms for how best to be productive and efficient following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Tayan tells host Mustafa Alrawi the software and solutions supporting this change will also impact how healthcare and other services are delivered.
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Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
A potential economic windfall awaits the Middle East and North Africa region if countries can close the gender gap and help more women into business. The International Finance Corporation's "She Wins Arabia" supports female-led start-ups across the Middle East and North Africa with finance and mentorship.
The second round of the initiative was launched last month and it is expanding to support 100 additional women-led startups and over 30 additional fund managers across Mena. The number of countries included in the IFC initiative has also grown to over 20 and will now also cover Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Syria, and other countries in the region.
Sammar Essmat, Gender Lead, Middle East, Central Asia and Turkey at the IFC, talks to Mustafa Alrawi about the importance of providing such opportunities.
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Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
From making the metaverse happen to improving the sustainability of networks, 5G mobile communications technology underpins the critical infrastructure needed to deliver the applications and solutions of the future.
Manish Vyas, President of the Communications, Media & Entertainment Business and CEO of Networks Services at Indian IT services company Tech Mahindra, speaks to host Mustafa Alrawi about the role of 5G in our lives.
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Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Tuesday Nov 22, 2022
Deepak Chopra, founder of health company Chopra Global and the Chopra Foundation, is a doctor, entrepreneur and philanthropist with more than 30 years on the front lines of well-being.
He talks to host Mustafa Alrawi about how the metaverse can close the global health gap, what business leaders need to know to succeed today and how to handle the critics.
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Binance CEO: I did not expect to hear of FTX insolvency in call with Sam Bankman-Fried
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