05 Feb 2026. It’s earnings season, and the CEO of Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal joins us in the studio to walk through the airline’s latest numbers. NMDC has also posted record 2025 results and is now looking beyond the UAE, CEO Eng. Yasser Zaghloul tells us where next. Plus, software giant Zoho is building its own data centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, we find out what that really involves. Aldar Education partners with 450-year-old Rugby School to open a new Dubai campus. CEO Sahar Cooper joins us on why demand for premium education keeps rising.

05 Feb 2026. It&rsquo;s earnings season, and the CEO of Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal joins us in the studio to walk through the airline&rsquo;s latest numbers. NMDC has also posted record 2025 results and is now looking beyond the UAE, CEO Eng. Yasser Zaghloul tells us where next. Plus, software giant Zoho is building its own data centres in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, we find out what that really involves. Aldar Education partners with 450-year-old Rugby School to open a new Dubai campus. CEO Sahar Cooper joins us on why demand for premium education keeps rising.

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

Earnings & The Business of Premium Education

03 Apr 2026. Dubai has added more fee deferrals to its billion dirham economic support package. Three month deferrals on local services fees, accommodation fees and licence amendment fees are now in play and we break down why it matters and what it is trying to do. Media One on how hotels are getting creative to keep occupancy up and what the hospitality picture looks like on the ground right now. Grandiose on how they are keeping shelves stocked and supply chains stable as regional uncertainty puts pressure on food imports and shipping routes. And it started as a WhatsApp group of 60 chefs. Now 200 strong and pumping real money into Dubai’s independent restaurant scene. Chef Kelvin Cheung, Chef and Partner at Jun’s, tells us the story.

03 Apr 2026. Dubai has added more fee deferrals to its billion dirham economic support package. Three month deferrals on local services fees, accommodation fees and licence amendment fees are now in play and we break down why it matters and what it is trying to do. Media One on how hotels are getting creative to keep occupancy up and what the hospitality picture looks like on the ground right now. Grandiose on how they are keeping shelves stocked and supply chains stable as regional uncertainty puts pressure on food imports and shipping routes. And it started as a WhatsApp group of 60 chefs. Now 200 strong and pumping real money into Dubai&rsquo;s independent restaurant scene. Chef Kelvin Cheung, Chef and Partner at Jun&rsquo;s, tells us the story.

More fee deferrals announced as part of Dubai's support package

02 Apr 2026.  Dubai announced a billion dirham economic support package. We speak to a hotel owner about what this will actually mean on the ground and for their cash flow. Energy expert Matt Stanley on how the oil market is reacting to President Trump’s address to the nation. Emirates Growth Fund invested 45 million dirhams into Carnistore this week and CEO Khalifa Al Hajeri tells us who might be next. And Dubai South discusses how one of the emirate’s largest urban developments is holding up, after a Dh2 billion residential contract was just signed.

02 Apr 2026. &nbsp;Dubai announced a billion dirham economic support package. We speak to a hotel owner about what this will actually mean on the ground and for their cash flow. Energy expert Matt Stanley on how the oil market is reacting to President Trump&rsquo;s address to the nation. Emirates Growth Fund invested 45 million dirhams into Carnistore this week and CEO Khalifa Al Hajeri tells us who might be next. And Dubai South discusses how one of the emirate&rsquo;s largest urban developments is holding up, after a Dh2 billion residential contract was just signed.

Dubai’s Billion Dirham Support Package: What It Means on the Ground?

01 Apr 2026. Fuel prices in the UAE jumped sharply for April. Super and Special are up around 30%, while diesel is up by more than 70%. Energy expert Matt Stanley and economist Ed Bell put the numbers in context and tell us what higher prices mean for the cost of living amid a global energy shock. SMEs across Dubai are rethinking their corporate structures, and Virtuzone explains what businesses are doing to protect themselves and stay flexible. And Christopher Long, Head of Intelligence and Compliance at Neptune P2P Group, discusses how the shipping industry is navigating the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz and what that means for global trade routes.

01 Apr 2026. Fuel prices in the UAE jumped sharply for April. Super and Special are up around 30%, while diesel is up by more than 70%. Energy expert Matt Stanley and economist Ed Bell put the numbers in context and tell us what higher prices mean for the cost of living amid a global energy shock. SMEs across Dubai are rethinking their corporate structures, and Virtuzone explains what businesses are doing to protect themselves and stay flexible. And Christopher Long, Head of Intelligence and Compliance at Neptune P2P Group, discusses how the shipping industry is navigating the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz and what that means for global trade routes.

Earnings & The Business of Premium Education

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