Saeed Al Tayer, Chairman and CEO, the Meydan Group

Saeed Al Tayer, CEO, Meydan Pt 1 - Strategic business collaborations

Saeed Al Tayer, Chairman and CEO, the Meydan Group talks to Phil Blizzard about their strategic business collaboration with Longines, why they selected this luxury brand of watches and what it means to the develop of horse racing at The Meydan, as well as the broader community.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, November 01 - 2011 at 09:41 | Duration: 5:45
Saeed Al Tayer, Chairman and CEO, the Meydan Group with Ms Nayla Hayek, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Swatch Group

Saeed Al Tayer, CEO, Meydan Pt 2 - Longines to compliment Meydan

Saeed Al Tayer, Chairman and CEO, the Meydan Group continues his conversation with Phil Blizzard about their alliance with Longines and how that will develop across a broad spectrum of activites in their long term partnership.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, November 01 - 2011 at 09:32 | Duration: 5:15

H.E. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, CEO, Mashreq Bank - Pt 2

H.E. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, CEO, Mashreq Bank talks to Phil Blizzard about how the banks became too greedy during the 'good times', the effect of defaults during the economic downturn and their strategy for the future.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, October 24 - 2011 at 11:58 | Duration: 6:41
H.E. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, CEO, Mashreq Bank talks to Phil Blizzard

H.E. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, CEO, Mashreq Bank - Pt 1

H.E. Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair, CEO, Mashreq Bank talks to Phil Blizzard about the evolution of the bank and their pioneering approach to retail banking, including the creation of 246 Mashreq Millionaires. He also states what it means to receive the MEED Leadership in Banking Award.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 23 - 2011 at 11:01 | Duration: 6:39

Societe Generale Private Banking: Middle East is one of the engines of growth

Daniel Truchi, Global CEO of Société Générale Private Banking, tells Edward Poultney how the private banking landscape has changed since the economic crisis, what client base the bank is looking to cater to in the region and talks about the inclusion of Shar'iah prodcuts into the portfolio.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, October 16 - 2011 at 14:56 | Duration: 9:14
H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board & Executive Director, RTA, Dubai talks to AME Info

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board & Executive Director, RTA, Dubai

H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board & Executive Director, RTA, Dubai talks to Phil Blizzard about the development of the Green Line of the Dubai Metro, it's integration with the Red Line, the expected useage and announces the date of the opening of the RTA's next project - the Sufouh Tramway
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, September 27 - 2011 at 12:25 | Duration: 6:34
Adnan Al Hamadi, CEO of Rail Agency, RTA, Dubai talks to AME Info

Rail Agency CEO talks on opening of Dubai Metro Green Line

The Dubai Metro Green Line serves the densely populated areas of Dubai, enabling easier commutes to work says Adnan Al Hamadi, CEO of Rail Agency, RTA, Dubai. He talks to Phil Blizzard about the operation of the new line, how it integrates with the established Red Line and how it should benefit commuters from the Northern Emirates of the UAE.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, September 15 - 2011 at 10:52 | Duration: 4:20
His Excellency Abdalla Salem Al-Badri, OPEC Secretary General talks to Peter Ward

H.E. Abdalla Salem Al-Badri, OPEC Secretary General

In this special interview His Excellency Abdalla Salem Al-Badri, OPEC Secretary General talks to Peter Ward, about economic troubles, Libya's oil agenda and potential division between OPEC member countries.
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United Arab Emirates: Saturday, September 03 - 2011 at 09:19 | Duration: 5:39
Andrew Parker, Snr VP, Public, Industry, International and Environmental Affairs, Emirates Group talks to AME Info

Executive Views - Emirates Group on good environmental practice

"Good environmental practice makes good business practice" says Andrew Parker, Snr VP, Public, Industry, International and Environmental Affairs, Emirates Group following the publication of their first comprehensive environment report. Phil Blizzard talks to him about the key findings in the report which shows that the airline's carbon dioxide emissions efficiency was 26% better than the global airline average.
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United Arab Emirates: Thursday, August 11 - 2011 at 12:19 | Duration: 8:33

Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports - Economic importance to Dubai of the aviation sector

Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports talks about the economic importance of the aviation sector which makes a substantial contribution to the emirates economy. With the expansion outlined by the Strategic Plan 2020 the aviation sector contribution to the Dubai's GDP is expected to rise to 32%. He also talks to Phil Blizzard about the developing role of Dubai World Central which opened to cargo traffic in June 2010.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, July 17 - 2011 at 09:30 | Duration: 5:17
Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports talks to Phil Blizzard

Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports - $7.8billion expansion for Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport is set to undergo a massive expansion which will see additional terminals being added to the existing airport. Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports talks to Phil Blizzard about the $7.8 billion programme which is focused on the city airport, rather than Dubai World Central.
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United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, July 12 - 2011 at 13:18 | Duration: 4:29
Phil Blizzard talks to Professor Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Global Economic Advisor, MasterCard Worldwide

Executive Views - Prof Hedrick-Wong, Global Economic Advisor, MasterCard Worldwide

Professor Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Global Economic Advisor, MasterCard Worldwide talks to Phil Blizzard on the findings of the MasterCard Insight of Global Destination Cities which shows Dubai is now ranked 9th. The insight provides a wealth of statistics on global travel and also takes into account the expenditure by visitors and in this aspect, despite being known as a shopper's paradise, Dubai ranks only 18th in the global top 20.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, June 15 - 2011 at 09:41 | Duration: 6:45
Phil Blizzard talks to Professor Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Global Economic Advisor, MasterCard Worldwide

Executive Views - Prof Hedrick-Wong, Global Economic Advisor, MasterCard Worldwide

Professor Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Global Economic Advisor, MasterCard Worldwide talks to Phil Blizzard on the findings of the MasterCard Insight of Global Destination Cities which shows Dubai is now ranked 9th. The insight provides a wealth of statistics on global travel and also takes into account the expenditure by visitors and in this aspect, despite being known as a shopper's paradise, Dubai ranks only 18th in the global top 20.
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United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, June 15 - 2011 at 09:41 | Duration: 6:45

Executive Views with Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Group - Pt 2

The winner of the Leadership Award at this years Arabian Hotel Investment Conference (AHIC) was Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Group. He talks to Phil Blizzard about this achievement, but first elaborates further on their expansion pipeline and the state of the hospitality industry in Dubai and across the region.
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United Arab Emirates: Monday, May 23 - 2011 at 13:39 | Duration: 7:50

Executive Views with Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Group - Pt 1

Executive Views with Gerald Lawless, Executive Chairman, Jumeirah Group talking to Phil Blizzard about their international activities, which after a two year lull have restarted with the recent opening of their first property in China. He also talks about the pipeline for another four hotels in China, as well as those in other locations around the world, including the Maldives and at home in the UAE.
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United Arab Emirates: Sunday, May 22 - 2011 at 14:27 | Duration: 6:06