Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he will now put all his efforts into negotiating a trade deal with the US. Also on the show: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, is calling for an exhaustive review of the Fed’s non-monetary policy operations; Bessent also says the next round of US-China talks could include a discussion of China’s purchases of Russian and Iranian oil; Nigeria’s economy is 30% bigger than previously estimated; the White House says President Trump was ‘caught off guard’ by Israel’s bombing of Syria’s military headquarters in Damascus; France has ended its permanent military presence in Senegal; Turkey will seek a new deal with Iraq on an oil export pipeline that’s been inactive for more than two years. Guests include: Dan Scott, Vontobel, Chief Investment Officer; Raheel Ahmed, RAK Bank, CEO.
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
00:06:04 – Ishiba tries to buy time after election setback
00:09:27 – Dan Scott, Vontobel, Chief Investment Officer
00:15:25 – Bessent says China talks could include its Russia, Iran oil purchases
00:20:09 – Nigerian economy 30% bigger after overhaul
00:28:29 – Trump ‘caught off guard’ by Israel’s Syria strike
00:32:27 – French military withdraws from Senegal
00:36:27 – Raheel Ahmed, RAK Bank, CEO
00:41:48 – Turkey, Iraq draft pipeline deal
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