We ask Luke Tapp, Partner at the law firm Pinsent Masons. Plus, Dubai PMI is at a near three-year high - and those tourism numbers are up 200 per cent. We look at the facts behind the figures with Khatija Haque Emirates NBD. And, are there any food items on restaurant menus that you just point out and don't bother pronouncing? 

We ask Luke Tapp, Partner at the law firm Pinsent Masons. Plus, Dubai PMI is at a near three-year high - and those tourism numbers are up 200 per cent. We look at the facts behind the figures with Khatija Haque Emirates NBD. And, are there any food items on restaurant menus that you just point out and don't bother pronouncing?&nbsp;

Daily highlights and exclusive interviews from Dubai's most informative news and business radio show. With a round-up of the day’s most important business stories, providing local content and context on the international issues that matter.Presented by Richard Dean & Brandy Scott.

Daily highlights and exclusive interviews from Dubai's most informative news and business radio show. With a round-up of the day&rsquo;s most important business stories, providing local content and context on the international issues that matter.Presented by Richard Dean &amp; Brandy Scott.

Bitesize Business Breakfast Podcast

The award-winning four-hour show is an informative and entertaining mix of interviews, market updates, analysis and opinions covering the morning’s top stories and big issues. Join the conversation with Brandy and Tom every weekday morning from 6 am. 

The award-winning four-hour show is an informative and entertaining mix of interviews, market updates, analysis and opinions covering the morning&rsquo;s top stories and big issues. Join the conversation with Brandy and Tom every weekday morning from 6 am.&nbsp;

Bitesize Business Breakfast

As the Dubai IPO frenzy gathers steam, what do the companies involved need to tell their employees to ensure they're complying with regulations?

09 Jul 2026. We find out more about the Dubai vertiport that the aviation regulator has just signed off, with the people who built it, Damian Kysely of Skyports. Plus, we’ve got Malina Ngai, Global CEO of beauty retailer AS Watsons, in the studio during her one day visit to the UAE. And we’re kicking off a new series today, Summer Strategy, asking what businesses are putting in place for the hotter months. First up, Abdulla Al Shaibani of Axeed.

09 Jul 2026.&nbsp;We find out more about the Dubai vertiport that the aviation regulator has just signed off, with the people who built it, Damian Kysely of Skyports. Plus, we&rsquo;ve got Malina Ngai, Global CEO of beauty retailer AS Watsons, in the studio during her one day visit to the UAE. And we&rsquo;re kicking off a new series today, Summer Strategy, asking what businesses are putting in place for the hotter months. First up, Abdulla Al Shaibani of Axeed.

The world’s first vertiport, signed off in Dubai

08 Jul 2026. In an extended interview, Ramesh Cidambi, MD of Dubai Duty Free, tells us what the conflict has meant for one of the world’s busiest travel retail hubs, from holding onto staff to how shoppers have changed and what’s next for the summer. Plus, Dubai’s most expensive school is at it again. Joshua Levenson of GEMS SRI on the launch of the region’s first school-based Motorsport Academy, where the idea came from and what it costs. 

08 Jul 2026. In an extended interview, Ramesh Cidambi, MD of Dubai Duty Free, tells us what the conflict has meant for one of the world&rsquo;s busiest travel retail hubs, from holding onto staff to how shoppers have changed and what&rsquo;s next for the summer. Plus, Dubai&rsquo;s most expensive school is at it again. Joshua Levenson of GEMS SRI on the launch of the region&rsquo;s first school-based Motorsport Academy, where the idea came from and what it costs.&nbsp;

What the conflict meant for Dubai Duty Free

07 Jul 2026. With container ships starting to make it through the Strait of Hormuz, we speak to Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan, CEO of DP World GCC, about how they kept logistics moving through the conflict. Plus, ADNOC Distribution is buying South African petrol station company Shell Downstream South Africa in a deal worth a billion dollars, including 580 fuel stations, and they’re making the announcement right here on the show, with Athmane Benzerroug. Microsoft and Inception42 have teamed up to make building agentic AI agents easier. We find out more from COO Ibrahim Aljallaf. And we meet the Dubai teenager running his own AI start up, Jainam Jain of Mengo Engine.

07 Jul 2026. With container ships starting to make it through the Strait of Hormuz, we speak to Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan, CEO of DP World GCC, about how they kept logistics moving through the conflict. Plus, ADNOC Distribution is buying South African petrol station company Shell Downstream South Africa in a deal worth a billion dollars, including 580 fuel stations, and they&rsquo;re making the announcement right here on the show, with Athmane Benzerroug. Microsoft and Inception42 have teamed up to make building agentic AI agents easier. We find out more from COO Ibrahim Aljallaf. And we meet the Dubai teenager running his own AI start up, Jainam Jain of Mengo Engine.

As the Dubai IPO frenzy gathers steam, what do the companies involved need to tell their employees to ensure they're complying with regulations?

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