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XRG $1.45B Shell Deal; Libya Nike Ban; Saudi Aramco Profit Surge

HEADLINES:• XRG Agrees $1.45 Billion Deal for Shell’s Australian Gas Stake• Libya’s Top Religious Authority Rules Against Wearing Nike Clothing• Saudi Aramco Profit Jumps 34% to $36.25 Billion Despite Energy AttacksPowered by Podeo — Listen to this episode

31m 4s

Nov 2

UAE AI Deal, Binance Crypto Heist, Qatar Tourism & Oil Prices Drop!

HEADLINES:• ADNOC, G42 and OpenAI Sign Deal to Deploy Advanced AI Across Energy Operations• Binance Sees $3.64 Billion in Outflows After $6.3 Billion Crypto Heist• Qatar World Cup Chief Says 2022 Tournament Delivered Tourism Growth• Oil Falls More Than 3% as Trump Reportedly Seek ... Show More

19m 17s

Nov 1

Afreximbank’s $4B Egypt Injection, Binance $6B Hack Recovery, and UAE SME Lending Rebounds

In this episode of the Smashi Business Show, we examine Afreximbank deploying $4 billion across three major Egyptian banks alongside plans for an Africa-focused gold bank and refinery. We then track Binance gradually restoring customer withdrawals following a record-breaking $6 b ... Show More

4m 43s

Sep 2025

G42 AI Stake; Saudi-UK £360M Deals; Alabbar’s F&B Empire

HEADLINES:♦ G42 to Sell 2% Presight AI Stake to Boost Global Investor Base♦ Saudi Shawarmer to Fund Fired Employee Majed Al-Omari’s New Venture After Boycott♦ Saudi Arabia and UK Announce £360 Million in Joint Investment Deals♦ Billionaire Mohamed Alabbar Visits Viral Klay by Kar ... Show More

37m 37s

Aug 2025

Skims Lands in Dubai, Orascom Moves to ADX, Filmmakers Reject Mubi Deal

HEADLINES:♦ Wuilt Raises $2M to Scale Its Free E-Commerce Platform Across MENA♦ Orascom Construction to Delist from Nasdaq Dubai, Move Primary Listing to Abu Dhabi♦ Kim Kardashian’s Skims to Open First UAE Store at Mall of the Emirates♦ Filmmakers Reject Mubi’s $100M Sequoia Deal ... Show More

41m 21s

Oct 2025

Sam Altman’s Middle East Tour; Netflix Backlash; Diriyah Probe

HEADLINES:♦ OpenAI’s Sam Altman Tours the Middle East to Raise Funds for AI Expansion♦ Saudis Join Elon Musk’s Netflix Boycott Over Arabic-Dubbed Kids Show♦ Saudi Executives Detained in Diriyah Corruption Probe♦ SSC Channels Go Off Air After Losing Saudi Football Rights to Thmany ... Show More

30m 35s

Sep 2021

Parish Zaveri - Aurion Pro

Paresh Zaveri is the Chairman and Managing Director of Aurionpro –a technology products and solutions provider with operations across Asia and the Middle East. With digital innovation constantly evolving, he talks through the challenges of staying relevant in the fast moving indu ... Show More

25m 23s

Aug 2023

A Quantum Leap Into the Next Generation of Computing

Rajeeb Hazra, President & Chief Executive Officer at Quantinuum, discusses commercializing quantum technology. Frank Holmes, Executive Chairman at Hive Digital Technologies, talks macro issues facing the crypto industry. Managing Director of China Beige Book International Shehzad ... Show More

36m 34s

Sep 2021

High Fashion, Hard Seltzer, and the Business of Football

Lululemon shares hit an all-time high on earnings. Dave & Buster’s delivers a surprise. Boston Beer falls on sluggish seltzer sales. And fintech company Affirm soars on strong revenue growth and an Amazon partnership. Motley Fool analysts Emily Flippen and Jason Moser discuss tho ... Show More

39m 10s

Aug 2022

How are UAE businesses adapting to a rapidly evolving business environment?

Khatija Haque speaks with Kapil Sethi, Group Deputy CEO of GMG Group about consumer behaviour and trends in the region, operational efficiencies and investing in manufacturing in the UAE. GMG Group is a global well-being company retailing, distributing and manufacturing a portfol ... Show More

26m 9s

ADNOC OpenAI Deal; Al Habtoor $1.7B Leba...