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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.
Episodes
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
With the public health crisis has come huge shifts in how we live, work and interact. Some form of remote working is likely to become a fixture for many companies even as we take tentative steps towards easing restrictions.
Co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner are joined by Ali Al Sayegh, vice president of internal communications & employee engagement at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) to talk about the massive shift and its affect on productivity and employee morale at one of the UAE’s biggest employers.
To tackle the implications for technology - the enabler of our WFH migration - Naim Yazbeck, a director for Microsoft UAE, also joins the conversation.
In this episode:
WFH (0m 39s)
ADNOC and Microsoft on how the workplace has evolved (2m 21s)
Headlines (22m 40s)
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• Adnoc CEO Dr Sultan Al Jaber on lessons learned amid the pandemic
In this episode:
WFH (0m 39s)
ADNOC and Microsoft on how the workplace has evolved (2m 21s)
Headlines (22m 40s)
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• Adnoc CEO Dr Sultan Al Jaber on lessons learned amid the pandemic
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
The restaurant sector has for the most part been simmering on an upward curve this past decade in the UAE. The realities of the pandemic may have put a lid on this trend.
Co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner are joined by Alexis Marcoux-Varvatsoulis, a former chef and Foodservice Lead for MENA at property consultants JLL, and Ian Ohan, founder and CEO of restaurant operator Krush Brands, to talk about the future of the industry.
In this episode:
Kelsey on the F&B industry before Covid-19 (0m 36s)
Alexis and Ian on how the restaurant industry is coping (1m 35s)
Will we ever dine again? (16m 50s)
Headlines (21m 34s)
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• What is RadYes? Platform helps UAE residents order through a restaurant’s social media
• Oil rises as Saudi Arabia pledges to cut another 1 million bpd
In this episode:
Kelsey on the F&B industry before Covid-19 (0m 36s)
Alexis and Ian on how the restaurant industry is coping (1m 35s)
Will we ever dine again? (16m 50s)
Headlines (21m 34s)
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• What is RadYes? Platform helps UAE residents order through a restaurant’s social media
• Oil rises as Saudi Arabia pledges to cut another 1 million bpd
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
As the world awaits a vaccine, technology is stepping in to help us cope in the meantime. To take steps to return to a new normal, health care tech, artificial intelligence and remote work tools are all being turned to and tested like never before. After years of hype over tech’s potential to take care of us - such as wearable health monitors and apps - has its moment in health care finally arrived? And to what end?
Patrick Noack, an executive director at the Dubai Future Foundation, joins co-hosts Kelsey Warner and Mustafa Alrawi to discuss the foundation’s work on a series of reports titled ‘Life After Covid’. They also dig into the future of manufacturing, where the new health technologies may lead and what other trends may be accelerated in life after the pandemic.
In this episode:
How do contact tracing apps work? (0m 49s)
Dr. Shirley Yu on China's response (4m 11s)
Patrick Noack on tech trends and 'Life After Covid' (6m 37s)
Headlines (24m 34s)
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• Working from home will be the ‘new norm’, Dubai Future Foundation predicts
In this episode:
How do contact tracing apps work? (0m 49s)
Dr. Shirley Yu on China's response (4m 11s)
Patrick Noack on tech trends and 'Life After Covid' (6m 37s)
Headlines (24m 34s)
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• Working from home will be the ‘new norm’, Dubai Future Foundation predicts
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
As manufacturing and trade is disrupted by physical distancing rules and quarantine orders across the world, the resilience of supply chains for pharmaceutical and medical supplies, food and industrial and consumer products is in focus.
Deploying blockchain technology could be the answer, according to the World Economic Forum.
Co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner are joined by Nadia Hewett, blockchain and digital currency project lead at the World Economic Forum to talk about the new toolkit the organisation rolled out on Tuesday.
In this episode:
Blockchain technology and Covid-19 (0m 38s)
Nadia Hewett on the blockchain 'toolkit' (1m 24s)
Headlines (18m 11s)
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• Blockchain could be a solution to supply chain problems
In this episode:
Blockchain technology and Covid-19 (0m 38s)
Nadia Hewett on the blockchain 'toolkit' (1m 24s)
Headlines (18m 11s)
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• Blockchain could be a solution to supply chain problems
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
For the first time in history this week, the US oil price turned negative on Monday, plunging below zero as output exceeded storage capacity and subdued demand due to the coronavirus pandemic grinds the world economy to a halt. What does this mean and where do energy producers go from here?
Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief, and future editor Kelsey Warner are joined by The National’s energy columnist and chief executive of Qamar Energy, Robin Mills to discuss. Later in the episode, the chief executive of Draper & Dash, Orlando Agrippa, on helping Abu Dhabi with its Covid-19 response through its AI platform, and the next six weeks for the country.
In this episoide:
Robin Mills on the negative oil prices (0m 34s)
How is Abu Dhabi responding to Covid-19? (11m 58s)
Headlines (17m 05s)
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• How US oil prices tanked into negative territory
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
From Tehran to Tangiers, there is a devastating toll on human health. Some 140,000 people across the region have been infected with the coronavirus, thousands have died and thankfully tens of thousands have recovered. Meanwhile, the pandemic is causing significant economic turmoil in the region through the twin shocks of disruption to trade and production and plummeting oil prices. The International Monetary Fund says the priority is to save lives as the Middle East and North Africa region face the toughest fight in 100 years. What does the rest of 2020 look like for the region?
Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief, and Kelsey Warner, future editor, are joined by the IMF's Jihad Azour, director for Middle East and Central Asia, and a former Lebanon finance minister, to discuss.
In this episode:
Mustafa and Kelsey on economy (0m 42s)
IMF's Jihad Azour on outlook and response (2m 05s)
Headlines (22m 54s)
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• Middle East's coronavirus fight is biggest challenge 'in the last 100 years', IMF's Jihad Azour says
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
NMC Health, one of the largest private healthcare companies in the UAE, is under pressure as dozens of creditors locally and internationally move to mitigate their exposure to the indebted group. Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief, and Kelsey Warner, future editor, are joined by The National's Michael Fahy, who has been covering the unfolding saga.
The 46 year-old company founded by BR Shetty is at risk of going into administration amid allegations of fraud. Management, board members and the founder have parted ways with the company.
Later in the show, an update on how artificial intelligence is underpinning some of the global Covid-19 response, 100 days into the pandemic.
In this episode:
The fate of NMC (0m 42s)
BR Shetty on Finablr listing (16m 05s)
AI and Covid-19 (18m 35s)
Headlines (19m 56s)
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Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
When should we expect the world to get back to normal?
The People’s Curfew is underway in India – stalling commercial activity in one of the world’s most important economies and impacting people’s lives. Authorities are attempting to slow the spread of the coronavirus and are concerned the peak of the outbreak there is still weeks away. From Mumbai, India’s financial hub, The National’s correspondent Rebecca Bundhun joins to talk about business sentiment.
Meanwhile, the fledgling beat of commerce is returning to Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak was first detected at the very end of last year. Two months of heavy restrictions on the movement of 11 million people have been eased and travel and shopping are possible again. What can we glean from the China experience in terms of what a recovery could look like? To explore this, Doug Guthrie, head of China initiatives at the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a former managing director at Apple in Shanghai, joins the conversation.
Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief, and Kelsey Warner, future editor, look at the state of the public health and economic responses from two powerhouse economies, India and China.
The People’s Curfew is underway in India – stalling commercial activity in one of the world’s most important economies and impacting people’s lives. Authorities are attempting to slow the spread of the coronavirus and are concerned the peak of the outbreak there is still weeks away. From Mumbai, India’s financial hub, The National’s correspondent Rebecca Bundhun joins to talk about business sentiment.
Meanwhile, the fledgling beat of commerce is returning to Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak was first detected at the very end of last year. Two months of heavy restrictions on the movement of 11 million people have been eased and travel and shopping are possible again. What can we glean from the China experience in terms of what a recovery could look like? To explore this, Doug Guthrie, head of China initiatives at the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a former managing director at Apple in Shanghai, joins the conversation.
Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief, and Kelsey Warner, future editor, look at the state of the public health and economic responses from two powerhouse economies, India and China.
In this episode:
How is India coping? (1m 05s)
Restrictions ease in China, what can we learn? (8m 27s)
Headlines (20m 19s)
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How is India coping? (1m 05s)
Restrictions ease in China, what can we learn? (8m 27s)
Headlines (20m 19s)
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Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Globally, airlines and the people working in the aviation industry are in urgent need of support as the coronavirus pandemic grounds flights and closes borders. It will take hundreds of billions of dollars but that still may not be enough to stop many failing. In the UAE, the industry is saying it is resilient enough to cope. “As a global network airline, we find ourselves in a situation where we cannot viably operate passenger services until countries re-open their borders, and travel confidence returns,” Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed, Emirates Group chairman and chief executive, said this week. But he vowed: “I’m confident that Emirates can tackle this challenge and come out stronger."
The National’s Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief, and Kelsey Warner, future editor, are joined by aviation correspondent Deena Kamel.
In this episode:
The aviation industry and Coronavirus (0m 44s)
What is Boeing and Airbus doing? (10m 08s)
What is happening in the US? (13m 32s)
Headlines (19m 09s)
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In this episode:
The aviation industry and Coronavirus (0m 44s)
What is Boeing and Airbus doing? (10m 08s)
What is happening in the US? (13m 32s)
Headlines (19m 09s)
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Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Mustafa Alrawi assistant editor-in-chief and Kelsey Warner the future editor speak with Robin Mills, CEO of Qamar energy, about the coronavirus’ impact on the energy markets. As the world makes concerted efforts to help with the impact of the coronavirus public health crisis on people’s lives, business, trade and commerce could still end up permanently altered.
In this episode:
The financial crisis around the world (0m 49s)
Robin Mills (9m 51s)
Headlines (21m 15s)
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In this episode:
The financial crisis around the world (0m 49s)
Robin Mills (9m 51s)
Headlines (21m 15s)
Read more on our website: