Dubai Works Business Podcast

Headlines:- Bella Hadid Puts Dubai's Tonton Bakery in the Spotlight- CNN FAST Launches on STARZ ON in MENA- Saudi arabia is reportedly launching a $100B AI initiative  

Headlines:- Middle East Markets Surge as Global Stocks Rally Following Trump’s Presidential Win- Majid Al Futtaim Suspends Carrefour Operations in Jordan, Replaces it with New Brand Hypermax- Mush Social Raises $1.2M Pre-Seed Round, Targeting User-Owned Virtual Assets and Global Expansion

Headlines:- ADNOC, Masdar, and Microsoft Team Up to Drive AI and Low-Carbon Innovations- Big Influx of Foreign Talent has Pushed Down Starting Salaries in the UAE- Saudi Arabia Ranks 12th Globally in International Tourist Spending, Hitting $36 Billion Milestone

Headlines:- ADNOC and AIQ Launch ENERGYai: A First-of-Its-Kind Agentic AI for Global Energy Transformation- Russia Begins Importing Butter from UAE and Turkey to Control Price Surge- PIF and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Establish $1 Billion Fund, Announce Multiple Partnerships- Insider Plans AED 462 Million Investment in the UAE Following USD 500 Million Series E Round

Headlines:- Crown Prince of Dubai directs RTA to study trackless trams- Saudi’s PIF Takes Major Stake in MBC GROUP- Elon Musk Eyes Middle East Funds to Scale xAI- Rony Hage- Founder and CEO of Founder Connects

Headline: - Middle East and Muslim-Countries’ Boycotts Contributing to McDonald’s Global Sales Decline- TikTok’s Plans for Riyadh Headquarters in Early 2025- PIF and Google Cloud Launch AI Hub in Saudi Arabia: Projected $71 Billion GDP Boost

Headlines:- Abu Dhabi’s CYVN Holdings to Acquire McLaren’s Automotive Business- Saudi Arabia Stays Committed to Oil, Expands Focus on Clean Energy- Localization of Insulin Production in Saudi Arabia

-Noon Planning to Venture into Physical Retail, with Pilot Project in Dubai-PIF’s Shift Toward Domestic Investment and AI Development-Saudi Arabia’s Transformation Toward a Cashless Society with 98% Contactless Payments-Meet Leon Kolflaath, Project Director at QUBE Development, as he introduces the launch of Arisha Terraces

Headlines:- Davos in the Desert’ FII8 Launches Today in Riyadh where Pre-Summit Spotlight was on Africa- Sindalah: Neom's First Luxury Tourism Island Now Open- Lulu Retail Holdings PLC Begins Subscription for IPO on ADX

Headline:- UAE Ascends as a ‘Startup Nation’ in Digital Assets: Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah- Saudi Aramco’s Wa’ed Ventures Allocates $100M to AI Start-Ups- Abu Dhabi Film Rebate Increases to 35% Amid Regional Competition 

Headlines:- YouTube Dominates Viewer Preference in Saudi Arabia and UAE- STARZPLAY CEO Applauds Dubai Police for Crackdown on IPTV Piracy- Dubai Unveils ‘Ignyte’ to Empower 100,000 Startups

Headlines:- Cristiano Ronaldo Invests in Dubai-based HealthTech Startup Bioniq, Boosting Valuation to $82M- Qatar Airways Partners with Elon Musk’s Starlink to Bring High-Speed Wi-Fi to Entire Fleet by 2025- NIO EL8 Launches in the UAE, Redefining Electric Mobility

Headlines:- BRICS Summit Kicks Off in Kazan, Russia- UAE’s Non-Oil Economy to Surge by 4% in 2025, Driven by Investment and Real Estate Boom- Best Kept Shared Acquires Bazaara, Revolutionizing Dubai's P2P Fashion Rental Marketplace

Headlines: - Saudi Tadawul Group Reports Strong Q3 Earnings: Net Income Surges 37.2%- Saudi Cinema Booms: Record Ticket Sales & Rise in Local Productions- Abu Dhabi's first Mandarin Oriental Residences to be built in partnership with Aldar- Dubai-based Platform Dubizzle Announces New Bank to Handle 2025 IPO: IFR

Headlines: - Dubai Unveils Dh390 Million Plan to Transform Rural Areas into World-Class Tourism and Living Destinations- Swvl Holdings Corp Establishes Regional Headquarters in Saudi Arabia, Secures $2.6 Million in New Contract- UAE Minister Warns AI Will 'Get Out of Hand' Without Global Boundaries

Headlines:- Saudi Venture Capital Invests $15M in Saqr Fund II to Support Early-Stage Startups- Fade Fit Launches 10X Protein Bars: Fueling Growth & Healthy Lifestyles- Rabbit Mobility Raises $1.3M to Power Expansion Across Egypt & North Africa

Headlines:- Abu Dhabi in Limelight with Multiple Initiatives Coming out of the UAE Capital- Dubai to Abu Dhabi in 57 Minutes: Etihad Rail's High-Speed Passenger Service- Bolt Teams Up with Dubai Taxi for E-Hailing Revolution in the UAE!- Meet Michael Hunter and Arran Summerhill: Founders of Holo - Middle East's First Digital Mortgage Platform

Abu Dhabi to Become the Next ‘Sphere’ Entertainment Hub

GITEX GLOBAL 2024: A Record-Breaking Start

-Golden Opportunity: UK Mogul Richard Desmond Moves to Dubai-Majid Al Futtaim Donates $1 Million to Aid Lebanon-Tamkeen HR’s IPO Targets Up to $106 Million