logo
episode-header-image
Jul 2025
32m 41s

DXB marks the busiest H1 with 46 million...

DUBAI EYE 103.8
About this episode

29 Jul 2025. Dubai International welcomed 46 million passengers in the first half of 2025. CEO Paul Griffiths tells us what’s driving the growth and how the airport is preparing for even more. Plus, a shortage of warehouse space is pushing demand into the Northern Emirates - Knight Frank shares what’s happening on the ground. And we speak to the CEO of Union Properties – Amer Khansaheb saying the company’s recovery is finally over, after several years and billions of dirhams.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Today
Can We Still Book a Holiday Flight?
<p>26 Nov 2025. National Day weekend is almost here - but are there still seats left for a last-minute getaway? We ask travel expert Emily Jenkins. Plus, the boom in family offices is creating new hiring opportunities. Oscar Orellana-Hyder of Cordell Partners explains what roles ... Show More
34m 1s
Yesterday
Is Dubai Heading for Oversupply?
<p>25 Nov 2025. Knight Frank warns that supply could start outpacing demand. We ask Faisal Durrani whether Dubai&rsquo;s property market is really at risk.Plus, betterhomes reveals a major shift: more than half of tenants now plan to buy a home in Dubai within three years. CEO Lo ... Show More
31m 42s
Nov 24
What 2026 Could Mean for Your Salary
<p>24 Nov 2025. It&rsquo;s salary survey season and Cooper Fitch is projecting just 1.6% growth in UAE pay next year, why? CEO Trefor Murphy joins us to unpack what that means for workers and employers in 2026. Plus, from dinosaurs to deep space, Georgia Tolley takes us inside Ab ... Show More
23m 45s
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2020
Trailer | Season 3
Making It is back for its third season. Making It is a show about building great businesses in Egypt. Each episode brings you a one-on-one sit-down with a CEO or founder at the top of their game. They are leaders at the helm of businesses going through different stages of growth ... Show More
2m 45s
Jun 2025
20 years, a few wrinkles and a whole new Dubai
In this episode of Dubai Real Estate Unplugged, Paul Sharland and Steven Leckie reflect on two decades of change in the city, the market and themselves.From rapid population growth to rising property values, this episode explores Dubai’s evolution from an emerging market to a wor ... Show More
28m 6s
Oct 15
Q3 2025 market breakdown: our money is on commercial
Grade A offices in Dubai are now 95% occupied, and a 30% year-on-year growth in Q3 clearly points to sustained demand. In this bonus episode, Gary Stevenson, Head of Commercial at haus & haus, joins Charlie Bannan to unpack how commercial has become the fastest-growing sector in ... Show More
12m 32s
Apr 2025
UAE Trade Rises; Abu Dhabi Invests in UK; €2B Russia-Qatar Deal
HEADLINES:- UAE has become the 11th largest merchandise exporter in the world- Abu Dhabi investors are stepping up their presence in the UK market- Dubai-listed companies outperformed their Gulf peers in Q4 of 2024- Deel CEO spotted in Dubai as Rippling struggles to serve corpora ... Show More
42m 22s
Feb 2025
20VC: Monzo: The Greatest Turnaround in Tech: From £40M Revenues, Layoffs, Downrounds and Low Employee NPS to $1BN in Revenue, Profitable and 10M Customers with TS Anil, CEO @ Monzo
<p dir="ltr">TS Anil is the CEO @ Monzo, where he has been the mastermind behind the greatest turnaround in tech in the last 10 years. When TS took over at Monzo they had £40M in revenue, very little runway, had a 40% down round and had large layoffs and low employee NPS. Today t ... Show More
56m 15s
Sep 11
JLL CEO Ulbrich on the Global Commercial Real Estate Landscape
JLL is a Fortune 200 company and one of the largest consultancies in the world, specializing in real estate and investment management. JLL generates $23.4 billion in annual revenue, with a global workforce of over 112,000 across 80+ countries. The commercial real estate giant has ... Show More
7m 38s
Feb 2025
20VC: From Penniless Printing Shop Offices to Public Company and One of the Largest Entertainment Companies: The Story of LADbible | The Future of Content & Social Media | US vs Europe: Is Europe F****** with Solly Solomou
<p dir="ltr">Founder and CEO of LADbible Group, Solly Solomou has built one of the largest and most engaged digital media entertainment companies in the world. Under his leadership, LADbible has grown to reach two-thirds of 18-34-year-olds in the UK, with a global audience of ove ... Show More
59m 30s
Sep 17
Former NEC Director Gary Cohn, CEOs of IHG Hotels & Resorts and Ralph Lauren 9/17/25
<p>IBM Vice Chair and former NEC Director during President Trump’s first term, Gary Cohn, weighs in on this afternoon’s Fed decision and who could potentially be the next Fed chair. Then the CEO of IHG Hotels and Resorts. His outlook for the travel sector and the impact of immigr ... Show More
43m 37s
Oct 2024
Prof G Markets: An Nvidia Challenger Files For An IPO + Can A New CEO Turn Nike Around?
Follow Prof G Markets: Apple Podcasts Spotify  Scott and Ed open the show by discussing Tesla’s quarterly deliveries, a potential CVS breakup, and a venture capital firm’s decision to return money to investors. Then Scott explains the biggest red flag he sees in chipmaker Cer ... Show More
53m 5s
Aug 2024
My Ex-CEO Grew AppSumo From $5M to $70M
<p dir="ltr">Check out my book <a href= "http://milliondollarweekend.com">Million Dollar Weekend</a>, which helps you start businesses in just 48 hours. Check it out at <a href= "http://milliondollarweekend.com">milliondollarweekend.com</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, I ch ... Show More
31 m