Recruitment expert Trefor Murphy explains you might want to brush up on your IT skills if you want to land a new job.  Plus, we hear from Brandy Scott  with her “letter from America”. She’s on the trail of Donald Trump in Florida - and paying a high price for the privilege, with everything from hotel rooms to car hire costing a small fortune, as inflation hits a 30-year peak. And, we look at Lebanon's new Prime Minister - amid worsening financial and economic crisis.

 

Recruitment expert Trefor Murphy explains you might want to brush up on your IT skills if you want to land a new job.&nbsp; Plus, we hear from Brandy Scott&nbsp; with her &ldquo;letter from America&rdquo;. She&rsquo;s on the trail of Donald Trump in Florida - and paying a high price for the privilege, with everything from hotel rooms to car hire costing a small fortune, as inflation hits a 30-year peak. And, we look at Lebanon's new Prime Minister - amid worsening financial and economic crisis.
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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

Hiring has gone up in the UAE - but which sectors are recruiting?

04 Sep 2026. What have the past six months meant for Emirates Skywards and its members? Dr Nejib Ben Khedher discusses rising membership, changes to rewards and how disruption has created an opportunity to attract passengers from rival airlines. Plus, Emirates NBD’s Daniel Richards examines the rebound in UAE business activity, Queen Elizabeth’s School Founding Principal Dan Clark discusses the changing expectations of parents, and the Emirates Dubai 7s Long Lunch is back, with former England rugby player Martin Bayfield joining us ahead of the event.

04 Sep 2026. What have the past six months meant for Emirates Skywards and its members? Dr Nejib Ben Khedher discusses rising membership, changes to rewards and how disruption has created an opportunity to attract passengers from rival airlines. Plus, Emirates NBD&rsquo;s Daniel Richards examines the rebound in UAE business activity, Queen Elizabeth&rsquo;s School Founding Principal Dan Clark discusses the changing expectations of parents, and the Emirates Dubai 7s Long Lunch is back, with former England rugby player Martin Bayfield joining us ahead of the event.

Loyalty in a time of conflict

03 Sep 2026.  Would you pay AED1,949 for a toothbrush with a camera, AI and its own water jet? Dyson Principal Engineer Chris Vincent explains what took 661 engineers six years to develop. We also ask Fortes Education why more Dubai families are switching schools and catch up with The Camel Soap Factory after it reached its 25,000 bar survival target.

03 Sep 2026.&nbsp; Would you pay AED1,949 for a toothbrush with a camera, AI and its own water jet? Dyson Principal Engineer Chris Vincent explains what took 661 engineers six years to develop. We also ask Fortes Education why more Dubai families are switching schools and catch up with The Camel Soap Factory after it reached its 25,000 bar survival target.

 Would you pay AED1,949 for a toothbrush?  

02 Sep 2026. Events season is under way, but what insurance do organisers need and what happens when a show is cancelled or postponed? Boyd Edmondson of Seven Insurance Brokers explains. We also speak to IATA’s Kashif Khalid as global air travel grows while Middle Eastern airlines remain nearly 10% down, checkin with Ras Al Khaimah’s property market with Cavendish Maxwell’s Ali Siddiqui, and speak with Innoventures Education CEO Poonam Bhojani as the group opens two new schools in Town Square and Sharjah.  

02 Sep 2026. Events season is under way, but what insurance do organisers need and what happens when a show is cancelled or postponed? Boyd Edmondson of Seven Insurance Brokers explains. We also speak to IATA&rsquo;s Kashif Khalid as global air travel grows while Middle Eastern airlines remain nearly 10% down, checkin with Ras Al Khaimah&rsquo;s property market with Cavendish Maxwell&rsquo;s Ali Siddiqui, and speak with Innoventures Education CEO Poonam Bhojani as the group opens two new schools in Town Square and Sharjah.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Hiring has gone up in the UAE - but which sectors are recruiting?

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