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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 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)
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Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
For any tech start-up the aim is reaching a $1 billion valuation - but how do you get there and how hard is the path to unicorn status? We find out from someone who has done it.
Hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner are joined by Ankur Shah, who was formerly the chief financial officer of ride-sharing company Careem and departed this year once the $3.1 billion sale of the company to Uber had been completed.
In this episode:
Ankur Shah on Careem (0m 35s)
What can start-ups do today? (14m 09s)
Headlines (26m 45s)
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Hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner are joined by Ankur Shah, who was formerly the chief financial officer of ride-sharing company Careem and departed this year once the $3.1 billion sale of the company to Uber had been completed.
In this episode:
Ankur Shah on Careem (0m 35s)
What can start-ups do today? (14m 09s)
Headlines (26m 45s)
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Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
The future of work, trade and commerce is in sharp focus as the implications of the global effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus shows how we are falling short of being digitally equipped enough to keep regular levels of activity going through crises – health or otherwise - which we should expect to happen regularly in a more interconnected world. We should potentially expect a surge in investment in digital capabilities and technologies that will make every company resilient and nimble enough to shrug off the next outbreak.
Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief at The National, and Kelsey Warner, future editor, is joined by Leon Smith, founder of crypto asset exchange DEX.
In this episode:
Are we digitally capable enough for a crisis? (0m 47s)
Leon Smith on Cryptocurrency and DEX (10m 28s)
Headlines (18m 33s)
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Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief at The National, and Kelsey Warner, future editor, is joined by Leon Smith, founder of crypto asset exchange DEX.
In this episode:
Are we digitally capable enough for a crisis? (0m 47s)
Leon Smith on Cryptocurrency and DEX (10m 28s)
Headlines (18m 33s)
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Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Host Kelsey Warner, future editor at The National talks to Dr Rakesh Suri, chief executive of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi about the future of medicine, robotics and open-heart surgery. Later on, they talk about the global response to the Coronavirus and why there is no reason for paranoia.
In this episode:
Open-heart surgery and robotics (0m 37s)
The impact of 5G in hospitals (5m 59s)
The Coronavirus scare (11m 26s)
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In this episode:
Open-heart surgery and robotics (0m 37s)
The impact of 5G in hospitals (5m 59s)
The Coronavirus scare (11m 26s)
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Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Parent company Port and Free Zone World has offered to acquire the 19.55 per cent of DP World's shares traded on Nasdaq Dubai, returning the company to private ownership. It is going to give shareholders an almost 30 per cent premium on the share price before the announcement as a sweetener.
This week, Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief at The National, and Kelsey Warner, future editor, talk about DP World's decision to delist and Jeff Bezos's $ 10 billion Earth Fund.
In this episode:
DP World (0m 32s)
Earth Fund (13m 28s)
Headlines (18m 00s)
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This week, Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief at The National, and Kelsey Warner, future editor, talk about DP World's decision to delist and Jeff Bezos's $ 10 billion Earth Fund.
In this episode:
DP World (0m 32s)
Earth Fund (13m 28s)
Headlines (18m 00s)
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Bill and Melinda Gates have spent tens of billions of dollars over two decades to support efforts to improve global health, education, gender equality and fight climate change. They say the experience has made them optimists.
This week, host Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief at The National, and Kelsey Warner, future editor, are at the Milken Institute Middle East and Africa Summit. We also hear from Nora Super, senior director of the Milken Institute Centre, who talks to us about the future of aging.
In this episode:
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (0m 48s)
Nora Super at the Milken Institute Summit (6m 44s)
Headlines (15m 03s)
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