Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

24 Dec 2024. Holiday travel chaos hits the UK as strong winds disrupt flights. Aviation expert Nick Humphrey of Norton White unpacks the challenges, shares travel tips, and reflects on the year in aviation. Plus, festive gifting drives a 44% boost in MENA e-commerce. Ekaterina Gorbacheva, Head of Global Expansion at Flowwow, joins us to discuss Christmas trends and what’s ahead for 2025.

20 Dec 2024. Dubai’s RTA has awarded a Dhs20 billion contract to build the metro Blue Line. It will open on September 9th 2029 – 20 years to the day since the first metro opened. We get reaction to that new metro contract with Roger Cruikshank of AtkinsRealis. Plus, we celebrate Dubai Duty Free 41 years of success - Managing Director Ramesh Cidambi joins us to discuss milestones, sales highlights, and what’s next. And, ahead of a busy weekend of festive frollicking, we talk Christmas-nomics with the team from The8 hotel on Palm Jumeirah. 

18 Dec 2024. We talk the economics of health insurance as the UAE launches a policy for just Dhs320 with insurance broker Stephen McLaren of Seven Insurance Brokers. Plus, winter travel trends and record growth with the boss of Wizz Air Abu Dhabi. And, cocoa prices are skyrocketing, we check if your favorite chocolate be affected with Co Chocolat CEO Iman Suguitan.

19 Dec. 2024. The Fed has cut interest rates overnight by 0.25%, and the UAE Central Bank followed suit, bringing the UAE base lending rate to 4.4%. What does this mean for the UAE economy and consumers? We asked Daniel Richards, MENA Economist at Emirates NBD.  Plus, Honda & Nissan are in talks about a potential merger to strengthen their position against electric vehicle (EV) makers. What could this possible merger mean for the auto industry? We drive into the details with Imthishan Giado, Editor-in-Chief at Motoring Middle East.