Emaratisation - One month to go

KHDA Director General Her Excellency Aisha Abdulla Miran on Dubai’s booming education sector - and what it means for parents under pressure. School lunches on the rise One UAE caterer has doubled the number of children he’s feeding this term – what’s driving the demand? Recycling ... Show More

The back-to-school traffic crunch - Dubai’s RTA speak to us about easing jams. Dario Menichetty who's worked with the RTA on Dubai's 2040 masterplan on how smarter tech could unclog Dubai’s roads. Six months of universal health insurance , and hospitals report a 25% surge in pati ... Show More

Children are (mostly) back at school – but why are some brand-new Dubai schools still closed? We speak to the principal of one delayed school, and hear how Dubai Police kept the roads moving on day one of term. Plus – a UAE transplant hero wins gold at the World Transplant Games, ... Show More

What started as a job advertisement for a sandwich maker in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) quickly landed one firm in hot water last December. As the UAE pushes for companies in the private sector to hire more Emiratis, they're finding that there are some jobs that Emiratis may n ... Show More

Environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investing is gaining traction around the world. In this week's Market Matters podcast, the Emirates NBD Research team discusses the UAE's policy initiatives with respect to ESG, the progress made by large corporates in meeting ... Show More

If social media influencers in the UAE want to capitalize on their fame, they have to acquire a license from the UAE government. This is a short mezze episode from the Middle East Program at CSIS. 

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08 June 2023: With the half year deadline for Emiratisation quotas coming up, we discuss how startups can hire and keep Emirati talent, and ensure they provide a workplace environment that everyone can thrive in. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

From chicken to petrol, Britons are facing long queues and bare shelves. We ask about the multifarious reasons behind the shortfalls, and how long they will last. Tunisia’s democracy has been looking shaky for months; we examine what may change with yesterday’s appointment of its ... Show More

Each year The Economist selects its country of the year: a place that has improved the most. Improvement, though, was damnably rare in 2021. We run through our nominations and the shortlist, and take a close look at why the winner won. And we examine what has gone on in South and ... Show More

What is Project Raven? We look into the spy program from the United Arab Emirates and how it employed ex NSA agents. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.