Radio Podcasts - Middle East

Sunday, 22 November, 2009

Samrat Navele from Emirates NBD, explains why the dollar doesn't rise purely on good economic figures. Navele also looks forward to the week ahead. - Dubai Eye

Pervez Akhtar, Partner with Allen & Overy, talks about the legal side of private equity. - Dubai Eye

Steve Smith, COO of the Arabian Radio Network (ARN), discusses the company's upcoming radio advertising seminar in Dubai. - Dubai Eye

Thursday, 19 November, 2009

Wael Al Sayegh, founder of the Alghaf Cultural Consultancy, talks about comments coming out of the Federal National Council surrounding the Arabic language. Wael believes the language should simply be used rather than protected. - Dubai Eye

John Hobday, MD of FD Gulf, talks about the possible resurgence in the UAE of the newspaper subscription. Hobday believes it has more to do with advertiser demand than actual sales. - Dubai Eye

Farah Foustok, CEO of ING Investment Management, talks about winning the Achievers Award from Emirates Women Magazine. Foustok also discusses her company's regional plans. - Dubai Eye

Wednesday, 18 November, 2009

Gianluca Giardina, Senior Fund Manager at EIS, talks about the performance of the region's stock markets. - Dubai Eye

Stefan Pichler, CEO of Jazeera Airways, talks about profit and price, hedging, and the company's decision to stop using Dubai as a hub. - Dubai Eye

Graeme Deary, Executive Director Business Development at NetJets, talks about the world of corporate jets. NetJets offers clients the ability to buy a ' piece' of an aircraft in exchange for flying hours. - Dubai Eye

Tuesday, 17 November, 2009

Jeff Rhodes, CEO of INTL Commodities, talks about the new high in the price of gold. - Dubai Eye

Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, talks about the Dubai airshow, traffic figures, and the progress of Dubai's new airport. - Dubai Eye

Marios Maratheftis, Regional Head of Research at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), talks about the issuance of the second half of the $20bn bond. - Dubai Eye

Monday, 16 November, 2009

Mohammad Al Madani, Chairman & CEO of the Al Madani Group of Companies, talks about the founding and performance of his company. The Al Madani Group (AMG) is responsible for some of the UAE's most high-profile retail brands. - Dubai Eye

Graham Honeybill, General Manager of RAK Bank, talks about his company's success as the country's best performer in customer service. - Dubai Eye

Abdulkadir Hussain, CEO of Mashreq Capital, talks about GE's new sukuk and how it is expected to perform. - Dubai Eye

Sunday, 15 November, 2009

Tim Fox, chief economist at Emirates NBD, talks about how the eurozone is now out of recession. Fox also discusses the perceived financial power of Asia.

Robert Keay, Managing Director at Ethos Consultancy, talks about his company's new banking customer service report. The study shows that the overall winner, for the 4th year running, is RAK Bank.

Thursday, 12 November, 2009

Alex McNabb, Group Account Director at Spot-On PR discusses transparency in banking, this as ADCB announce plans to disclose remuneration packages of senior executives.

Wael Al Sayegh, founder of The Alghaf Cultural consultancy, talks about the lack of Emirati youth chosing to move into the private sector.

Said Irfan, research manager, Telecoms - MEA Region for IDC, talks about the decision to issue a mobile TV license to a consortium of companies in the UAE.

Wednesday, 11 November, 2009

Sean Daykin, Head of Investment Funds, and Helen Holmes, a fund manager, both at EIS, talk about the fixed income market and how equity investors can switch to trading debt.

Keith Nuttall, Group Commercial Manager of Gulftainer, talks about the first year of business for Momentum Logistics (a subsidiary of Gulftainer). Nuttall states that the last year has been "very interesting".

Peyman Parham, Head of Communications for the RTA, talks about the Dubai Metro. Parham discusses everything from passenger numbers to train frequency.

Tuesday, 10 November, 2009

R Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank, talks about Qatar's growth, oil & gas, and the expansion of the bank around the world.

Jeff Rhodes, CEO of INTL Assets, talks about the ever rising price of gold - new highs yet again.

Philippe Dauba-Pantanacce, senior economist at Standard Chartered, talks about UK tax policies, relations between different countries, and the strains stimulus packages have put on economies.

Monday, 09 November, 2009

Andrew McNielis, MD of Talent2, talks about Emiratisation. McNielis states that companies need to look at different ways of marketing what they offer to potential employees.

Tareq Abu Hantash, Centre Manager at the Online Trading Academy, talks about the training of traders. Hantash states that before people think about how much money they can make, they should think about how much they are prepared to lose.

Khaled Masri, Partner at Rasmala Investments, talks about the payback of a $1 billion aviation bond by the Dubai government and Q3 results.

Sunday, 08 November, 2009

Dr Nasser Saidi, chief economist at the DIFC, Sandy Shipton, Executive Director, Wealth Managment, DIFC, and Jeff Singer, CEO of NASDAQ-Dubai, take part in a panel discussion on the Dubai economy, on the fifth anniversary of the DIFC.

Sheikh Maktoum Bin Hasher Al Maktoum, Chairman of Al Nasr Football Club, talks about how his team makes money, and the challenges facing the UAE's new professional league.

Samrat Navele from the trading floor of Emirates NBD, talks about the expansion of the UK's quantitive easing programme, US jobless data, and the decision by the FOMC not to change interest rates.

Thursday, 05 November, 2009

Nasser Alshaali, CEO of Gulf Craft, talks about the boat business. Alshaali also discusses his choice to move from CEO of the DIFCA to CEO of a boat-building company.

Eileen Wallis, Managing Partner at The Portsmouth Group, talks about celebrity endorsement when it comes to local markets.

Wednesday, 04 November, 2009

Jeff Rhodes, CEO of INTL Commodities, talks about precious metals.

Gianluca Giardina, senior fund manager at EIS, talks about local markets and how they have reacted to global happenings.

Ian Albert, Regional Director for Colliers, talks about the company's Q3 Dubai House price index.

Tuesday, 03 November, 2009

Marios Maratheftis, Regional Head of Research at Standard Chartered, the possible end of the US recession and how he believes rate hikes wont happen for at least a year.

Prashant K Gulati, President of TiEDubai, talks about new figures coming out of Abu Dhabi showing an increase in business start-ups. Here, Gulati advises owners on the 'next step'.

Monday, 02 November, 2009

David Pichilingi and Chris Meehan, Festival Directors for Dubai Sound City, discuss the logistics of organising a three day live music event.

Vijay Mahajan, Centennial Chair in Business, Dept of Marketing, The University of Texas at Austin, talks about the Arab Consumer. Mahajan believes the world should be paying a lot more attention to the Arab Consumer.

Abdulkadir Hussain, CEO of Mashreq Capital, talks about how Asia views the Middle East, this after a recent visit to Singapore.

Sunday, 01 November, 2009

Alka Banerjee, Vice President, Global Equities at Standard & Poors, talks about Islamic finance with particular attention paid to Exchange Traded Funds (ETF's). Banerjee is speaking at the Islamic Funds World Conference.

Osman Sultan, CEO of du, gives the company's Q3 results.

Thursday, 29 October, 2009

Alan Collins, Business Development Manager for Dow Corning, talks about his company's arrival in the region as a stand-alone entity. Dow Corning has, until now, been represented through partnerships.

Alex McNabb, group account director at Spot-On PR, talks about GITEX, Microsoft Windows 7, Twitter, and The America's Cup.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu talks about the global financial crisis, the world, and the struggles of the African continent.

Wael Al Sayegh, founder of the Alghaf Cultural Consultancy, talks about education, bond sales, and business confidence.

Wednesday, 28 October, 2009

Gianluca Giardina, senior fund manager, and Serkan Altay, equity analyst, from EIS, talk about Q3 earnings figures released by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and National Bank of Abu Dhabi.

James Beadle, independant Russia specialist, talks about inflation, oil trade between Europe and Russia, and OPEC quotas.