Business Extra

<p>Syria is becoming part of the economic conversation again.</p> <p>Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about investment and reconstruction, from the first Syrian-Emirati Investment Forum to upcoming...

<p>The UAE's decision to leave Opec is the biggest exit the organisation has faced since 1960.</p> <p>As the group's third-largest producer and one of the few members with real spare capacity, the departure of the...

<p>As global supply chains face sustained disruption, the UAE is pressing ahead with a plan to build sovereign AI infrastructure, technology and data that the country can control without relinquishing intellectual...

<p>The UAE property market has been one of the strongest stories in the sector globally over the past few years, with record transactions, rising prices and huge numbers of international buyers.</p> <p>What makes the...

<p>In a matter of weeks, energy supply shocks sent oil prices up by 30 per cent, fuel costs surged to record highs, and the ripple effects hit everything from inflation and global growth to household bills.</p> <p>The...

<p>This year's IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington are unlike any in recent memory. The Iran war has given the annual gathering a geopolitical charge that has drawn an unusually broad crowd, not just the...

<p>The economic fallout from the Iran war extends well beyond oil markets and is beginning to be felt in consumers' daily lives.</p> <p>With transport and production costs rising, food prices are beginning to climb...

<p>In this special episode of Business Extra, host Khaled Abuljebain sits down with Yan Martin Nufer, chief financial officer of Abu Dhabi-based Borouge, to explore how one of the region’s industrial giants is driving...

<p>Leading executives from the world’s most influential energy companies are gathered in Houston for CERAWeek, often described as the industry's Super Bowl, as the Iran war rattles global markets.</p> <p>The conflict...

<p>Water infrastructure, supply chains and agriculture are now increasingly exposed to geopolitical shocks.</p> <p>As the US-Israeli war on Iran led to attacks on infrastructure across the region, attention is shifting...

<p>The effects of a distant war are rarely felt in the finances of residents in the UAE. Until now.</p> <p>The US-Israel-Iran war that began at the end of last month is already affecting global markets, driving up oil...

<p>Missiles are flying overhead and being intercepted in the Gulf region. Days after the US and Israel attacked Iran, it fired back, sending waves of ballistic missiles and drones towards Israeli and US targets...

<p>Ramadan is a time of self-reflection, generosity, community and family, but it is also a period of intense consumer spending. Even as people fast from morning until dusk, spending rises across food and retail.</p>...

<p>A new phrase is quietly reshaping how governments, businesses and even militaries think about the future of power: Sovereign AI.</p> <p>The term is appearing in policy papers, billion-dollar infrastructure deals, and...

<p>In this live Q&A session, Business Extra host Salim Essaid explores what the UAE Salary Guide 2026 reveals about the job market.</p> <p>He is joined by Viacheslav Shakhov, managing partner at Cooper Fitch, to discuss...