Nov 2023

COP 28 and potential opportunities for Ultra High Net Worth clients

Vijay Bains, the Group Chief Sustainability Officer & Maurice Gravier, Chief Investment Officer, talk about what to expect at COP 28, the trends in sustainability and the growing investment opportunities in sustainable finance. With the UAE hosting COP 28 and the Year of Sustaina ... Show More

7m 29s

Jun 2023

The UAE’s new corporate income tax

Khatija Haque and Jeanne Walters from the Research team talk to Ludwig Nelson, Head of Group Taxation at Emirates NBD, about the recent introduction of Corporate Income Tax in the UAE.The topics covered in the discussion include what the macroeconomic implications of the tax migh ... Show More

20m 25s

May 2023

Where will interest rates move next?

Khatija Haque and Edward Bell discuss the Fed’s latest rate decision and the likelihood of a “pivot” from the central bank later this year, as well as the impact of higher rates on the GCC economies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c ... Show More

14m 25s

Mar 2024

The Intelligence: Fed reckoning

America’s central bank left rates untouched, to widespread market delight. Why is this economic cycle confounding expectations so much, and how to bring it to a gentle end? We look at the modern fortunes of Vodafone, a once-mighty telecoms firm that is slimming down to get health ... Show More

21m 28s

Mar 2024

The Intelligence: Fed reckoning

America’s central bank left rates untouched, to widespread market delight. Why is this economic cycle confounding expectations so much, and how to bring it to a <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/03/20/why-america-cant-escape-inflation-worries?utm_ca ... Show More

21m 28s

Mar 2024

The Intelligence: The power of positive tinkering

The Bank of Japan has ended its grand experiment in unconventional monetary policy—how did it work, and what happens now that it has concluded? Ahead of Florida’s presidential primary our correspondent pays a visit, examining the state’s hard swing <a href="https://www.economi ... Show More

25m 45s

Mar 2024

The Intelligence: The power of positive tinkering

The Bank of Japan has ended its grand experiment in unconventional monetary policy—how did it work, and what happens now that it has concluded? Ahead of Florida’s presidential primary our correspondent pays a visit, examining the state’s hard swing to the right (10:17). And the n ... Show More

25m 45s

Apr 2024

The Intelligence: Naan inflationary growth

India is not the first country to leapfrog from poverty-induced undernourishment to also having an obesity crisis—but a <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/03/07/indian-food-is-great-perhaps-too-great?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelli ... Show More

24m 23s

May 2024

See how the Lai lands: Taiwan’s new president

Domestic divisions are already complicating the <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/05/20/lai-ching-te-aims-to-strengthen-taiwan-but-maintain-the-status-quo?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymou ... Show More

22m 51s

Apr 2024

The Intelligence: Argentina turner?

After more than 100 days in office, President Javier Milei has managed some much-needed <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/03/19/after-100-brutal-days-javier-milei-has-markets-believing?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence& ... Show More

25m 6s

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