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Business Extra podcast: Saudi Aramco’s bumper first half
The Saudi state oil producer says it is ready for an eventual IPO and also agrees to buy into India’s lucrative petchems market
The pan-Arabism envisaged by my grandfather can be replaced by a new dream
Abdul Jabbar Al Rawi wrote of missed opportunities a century ago – yet the same mistakes have been repeated over the years
Business Extra: Deutsche Bank's giant dose of medicine
A €7.4 billion overhaul including 18,000 job cuts worldwide has been put in motion to get the German institution back on a growth path. Also, Alice Haine provides the smartest tips for managing your money while on your summer holidays
Business Extra podcast: China-US trade tensions and the e-scooter revolution
Abu Dhabi has legalised e-scooter rentals amid a micro mobility revolution on city streets around the world
Business Extra: is Facebook’s record fine a sign of things to come?
A $5 billion penalty over failures related the Cambridge Analytica scandal has been called nothing more than a ‘slap on the wrist’
Sharing information for a bold, new tomorrow
Open data networks are at the heart of the Ghadan 21 initiative, which aims to bring a better quality of life to all Abu Dhabi residents
Etihad puts Man City's Asia tour back on track with China flight
English Premier League champions had suffered two-days of travel delays in the UK as they looked to kick off pre-season plans
Business Extra: exclusive interview with BR Shetty part 2
Founder of NMC Healthcare and Finablr shares how he managed to buy the global foreign exchange brand and explains why he is now investing in Assam tea
Business Extra podcast: exclusive interview with BR Shetty
Founder of NMC Healthcare and Finablr says getting employees to share his vision is a key part of his success and explains why he is giving away half of his wealth
Dubai's visionary 50-Year Charter is changing the way we live for the better
From the enhancement of the city's status as a global business hub to clean energy and high-quality healthcare, the long-term plan is already in progress
Business Extra: Ghadan 21 stimulus and 5 oil outcomes from tensions
We discuss the latest raft of initiatives designed to lift Abu Dhabi's private sector activity and also ask where oil prices could go from here
Trump's $50 billion economic plan for Palestine underwhelms
The US sketch for prosperity outlines $50 billion over ten years, a figure dwarfed by other mega-projects
Facebook's new cryptocurrency could really change the world
The social media group's announcement of Libra may alter the way that we all look at money, digital or otherwise
Watch: Waldorf Astoria set to open new Dubai hotel
Dino Michael, the hotel and resort brand's global head outlines its strategy as it prepares to open its second property in the emirate
Business Extra: Amazon primed to shake up online shopping
In this week's episode we discuss the launch of the US e-commerce company's membership service, FinTech, US-China trade tensions and oil prices
