US President Donald Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are on track to take effect on March 4. Also on the show: selloff on Wall Street driven by Nvidia’s underwhelming results; Egypt says negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire have started in Cairo; UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has met with Trump in his first face to face meeting with the US President since he returned to the White House; Ghana’s new president says the economy is worse off than he expected after an initial assessment of state-owned agencies’ debt; Kurdish separatist group leader, Abdullah Ocalan, has called on his militants to lay down arms; South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, wants to reach a broad-ranging agreement with the US. Guests include: Brett McGonegal, Capital Link, CEO; Majid AlShehry, Saudi Data & AI Authority, Spokesperson; Faisal Durrani, Knight Frank, Partner & Head of MENA Research; Rachana Mehta, Maybank Asset Management, Regional Fixed Income Co-Head; Cas Coovadia, B-20 Sherpa.
Horizons Middle East & Africa is your daily spotlight on one of the world’s fastest-growing regions. Live from Dubai, we bring you the latest global markets and analysis, plus news-making interviews, with a special focus on MEA. All that and more, as you head to the office in the Gulf, pause for lunch in Hong Kong, or start your day in London or Johannesburg.
Chapters:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:07:43 – Trump moves ahead with tariff threats
00:14:27 – Brett McGonegal, Capital Link, CEO
00:27:47 – Majid AlShehry, Saudi Data & AI Authority, Spokesperson
00:35:46 – Faisal Durrani, Knight Frank, Partner & Head of MENA Research
00:54:32 – Rachana Mehta, Maybank Asset Management, Regional Fixed Income Co-Head
01:16:38 – Cas Coovadia, B-20 Sherpa
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