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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 Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Covid-19 has disrupted progress towards many goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement. According to the World Economic Forum, the need for new ideas and collective action “has rarely been more urgent”. But how will action happen and who is leading the charge on the ‘Great Reset’ the forum’s founder, Klaus Schwab, is advocating for?
Terri Toyota, a director at the forum, joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner to discuss the fourth Sustainable Development Impact (SDI) Summit, being held virtually for the first time, about how the agenda came together and what comes next.
In this episode:
The show must go on! (0m 40s)
Terri Toyota on the World Economic Forum being held remotely (1m 46s)
Green recovery from Covid-19 (3m 26s)
The reality of re-globalisation (5m 00s)
What role does WEF play for companies? (7m 56s)
Post-pandemic politics and the Impact Summit Programme (10m 14s)
The new US administration and SDI (12m 51s)
Headlines (14m 05s)
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• HSBC's shares slide to 25-year low amid money laundering claims
Terri Toyota, a director at the forum, joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner to discuss the fourth Sustainable Development Impact (SDI) Summit, being held virtually for the first time, about how the agenda came together and what comes next.
In this episode:
The show must go on! (0m 40s)
Terri Toyota on the World Economic Forum being held remotely (1m 46s)
Green recovery from Covid-19 (3m 26s)
The reality of re-globalisation (5m 00s)
What role does WEF play for companies? (7m 56s)
Post-pandemic politics and the Impact Summit Programme (10m 14s)
The new US administration and SDI (12m 51s)
Headlines (14m 05s)
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• HSBC's shares slide to 25-year low amid money laundering claims
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
This week on Business Extra, Kelsey Warner talks to Sudhir Syal, chief executive of BookMyShow Middle East, and Naji Al Haddad, managing director of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry for Middle East and Africa about how Covid-19 changed the events and exhibitions industry for the foreseeable future.
In this episode:
How important is the events and exhibitions industry for the UAE economy? (1m 20s)
The impacts of Covid-19 on in-person events (3m 44s)
Role of technology in events and exhibitions (8m 20s)
Will mobile tech in events last even after the pandemic? (11m 07s)
The recovery of the events and exhibition industry (13m 16s)
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• Abu Dhabi's flagship sustainability event to be held online in 2021
In this episode:
How important is the events and exhibitions industry for the UAE economy? (1m 20s)
The impacts of Covid-19 on in-person events (3m 44s)
Role of technology in events and exhibitions (8m 20s)
Will mobile tech in events last even after the pandemic? (11m 07s)
The recovery of the events and exhibition industry (13m 16s)
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• Abu Dhabi's flagship sustainability event to be held online in 2021
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Kelsey Warner and Mustafa Alwari talk to Pure Harvest’s Sky Kurtz and Dibba Bay Oysters’ Ramie Murray about opportunities for homegrown start-ups, food security and agricultural innovation in the UAE.
In this episode:
Dibba Bay and Pure Harvest (0m 39s)
Oyster Farming in UAE (1m 31s)
Expansion during the pandemic (4m 04s)
Food security in the Gulf and the farm to table dream (8m 17s)
Keeping food fresh sustainably (14m 42s)
Headlines (19m 27s)
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• Investcorp and China Resources take majority stake in Hong Kong food retailer
In this episode:
Dibba Bay and Pure Harvest (0m 39s)
Oyster Farming in UAE (1m 31s)
Expansion during the pandemic (4m 04s)
Food security in the Gulf and the farm to table dream (8m 17s)
Keeping food fresh sustainably (14m 42s)
Headlines (19m 27s)
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• Investcorp and China Resources take majority stake in Hong Kong food retailer
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
After 15 years of working with Fortune 500 companies, governments and start-ups, Scott Smith says anyone can make sense of this age of uncertainty and act.
Host Kelsey Warner speaks to the futurist, founder of Changeist and author of How to Future: Leading and Sense-making in an Age of Hyperchange about how he maps the future. To future is a verb, not a noun. And in a year like 2020, futuring has never been more important. If futuring is something we can all do, all the time, what does that look like and how can it help us in an epochal year?
Host Kelsey Warner speaks to the futurist, founder of Changeist and author of How to Future: Leading and Sense-making in an Age of Hyperchange about how he maps the future. To future is a verb, not a noun. And in a year like 2020, futuring has never been more important. If futuring is something we can all do, all the time, what does that look like and how can it help us in an epochal year?
In this episode:
What does a futurist do? (1m 20s)
Where does future obsession come from? (2m 36s)
Tools to mapping a future? (3m 40s)
How does Scott Smith filter information? (19m 19s)
"Bring a post it to a database fight". AI and big data (11m 40s)
The best ways to communicate the results (14m 40s)
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• Zoom’s Q2 net profit eclipses 2019 earnings as revenue surges
What does a futurist do? (1m 20s)
Where does future obsession come from? (2m 36s)
Tools to mapping a future? (3m 40s)
How does Scott Smith filter information? (19m 19s)
"Bring a post it to a database fight". AI and big data (11m 40s)
The best ways to communicate the results (14m 40s)
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• Zoom’s Q2 net profit eclipses 2019 earnings as revenue surges
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
This week, Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner talk to Fadi Adra, a partner with Strategy&, on the impact assessment his team did to help route aid to those most in need in Beirut.
In this episode:
The Strategy& impact assessment (0m 51s)
What are the urgent needs in Beirut? (5m 05s)
What do the numbers tell us about progress? (8m 40s)
How did Covid affect Lebanon after the blast? (11m 21s)
How are surveys helping? (13m 00s)
NGO's and crisis consultation (15m 13s)
Private sectors and Lebanon's rise (16m 58s)
Commercial competition in space (20m 30s)
Headlines (22m 20s)
Read more on our website:
• Two planes loaded with 30 tonnes of aid leave Dubai for Beirut
In this episode:
The Strategy& impact assessment (0m 51s)
What are the urgent needs in Beirut? (5m 05s)
What do the numbers tell us about progress? (8m 40s)
How did Covid affect Lebanon after the blast? (11m 21s)
How are surveys helping? (13m 00s)
NGO's and crisis consultation (15m 13s)
Private sectors and Lebanon's rise (16m 58s)
Commercial competition in space (20m 30s)
Headlines (22m 20s)
Read more on our website:
• Two planes loaded with 30 tonnes of aid leave Dubai for Beirut
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
The chief financial and sustainability officer is optimistic for signs of recovery by year-end. Greg Fewer, Aldar’s chief financial and sustainability officer, joins host Kelsey Warner to talk about financial results from an unprecedented second quarter.
They discuss what Abu Dhabi’s biggest developer and asset manager did to manage losses at the peak of shutdown measures, and how it plans to sustain and grow in the months to come. Also in this episode, Mr Fewer shares his outlook for real estate, what sustainability means to a publicly listed company in 2020 and why Aldar is now accepting credit cards for rental payments.
In this episode:
How Aldar got through Q2 (0m 38s)
Flexibility for tenants (6m 32s)
How is Aldar moving with the times? (13m 39s)
Aldar and sustainability (19m 19s)
Headlines (22m 48s)
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• Aldar Properties Q2 net profit jumps 2% on higher revenue
They discuss what Abu Dhabi’s biggest developer and asset manager did to manage losses at the peak of shutdown measures, and how it plans to sustain and grow in the months to come. Also in this episode, Mr Fewer shares his outlook for real estate, what sustainability means to a publicly listed company in 2020 and why Aldar is now accepting credit cards for rental payments.
In this episode:
How Aldar got through Q2 (0m 38s)
Flexibility for tenants (6m 32s)
How is Aldar moving with the times? (13m 39s)
Aldar and sustainability (19m 19s)
Headlines (22m 48s)
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• Aldar Properties Q2 net profit jumps 2% on higher revenue
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
This week, Nassib Ghobril, head of economic research at Lebanon’s Byblos Bank, and Massoud Derhally, The National's business editor, join host Kelsey Warner to discuss Lebanon's precarious economic future.
In this episode:
Hassan Diab's resignation (0m 5s)
Nassib Ghobril on Lebanon's economic status (1m 13s)
Lebanon since the civil war (4m 17s)
IMF bailout for Lebanon (6m 39s)
The new government and the financial system (12m 31s)
What can we expect this year for Lebanon? (16m 09s)
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• Beirut explosion to deepen Lebanon's economic contraction to 24%, IIF says
In this episode:
Hassan Diab's resignation (0m 5s)
Nassib Ghobril on Lebanon's economic status (1m 13s)
Lebanon since the civil war (4m 17s)
IMF bailout for Lebanon (6m 39s)
The new government and the financial system (12m 31s)
What can we expect this year for Lebanon? (16m 09s)
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• Beirut explosion to deepen Lebanon's economic contraction to 24%, IIF says
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
On this special edition of Business Extra, Kelsey Warner talks to Mohamed Al Hammadi, chief executive of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, about the Barakah nuclear power station and UAE’s nuclear energy ambitions.
In this episode:
In this episode:
On the moment Unit 1 powered on (0m 47s)
How nuclear energy fits into the UAE's Energy Strategy 2050 (3m 41s)
When Units 2, 3 and 4 will be ready (6m 23s)
Building a local team and community in Al Dhafra (8m 47s)
Lessons in leadership during Covid-19 (13m 39s)
Future of nuclear energy (16m 55s)
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• Barakah Nuclear Power Station: Energy today for UAE's tomorrows
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• Barakah Nuclear Power Station: Energy today for UAE's tomorrows
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
New research from Microsoft found that the expectation of the 9 to 5 is starting to slip away amid the global shift to remote work.
The US tech company, which owns email service Outlook and event manager Calendar, as well as LinkedIn and search engine Bing, has one of the biggest data sets on who we are and what we do at work. It mined its trillions of data points based on emails, meetings, searches and posts to come up with its Work Trends Index.
To discuss the company's findings, host Kelsey Warner is joined by Naim Yazbeck, a director for Microsoft UAE. They talk about who is being most affected by the WFH experiment, a surprising uptick in a specific emotion - empathy - and how to avoid burnout.
In this episode:
What have we learned from working from home? (0m 34s)
Which generation finds WFH the most challenging? (8m 52s)
Headlines (16m 34s)
Read more on our website:
• Eight in 10 people expect flexible work from home policies post Covid-19, Microsoft survey finds
In this episode:
What have we learned from working from home? (0m 34s)
Which generation finds WFH the most challenging? (8m 52s)
Headlines (16m 34s)
Read more on our website:
• Eight in 10 people expect flexible work from home policies post Covid-19, Microsoft survey finds