The Times is reporting Syria’s HTS leader has said he won’t allow the country to be used as a launchpad for attacks against Israel or any other state. Also on the show: the government of Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has been rocked by the sudden resignation of finance minister, Chrystia Freeland; Asian equities in flux as traders await interest-rate decisions by central banks this week; BlackRock Investment Institute says ‘big forces’ at play are transforming the global economy; Human Rights Watch says a mass grave in Damascus suggest the area is a crime scene and may have been the site of summary executions; risk of conflict between Morocco and Algeria is escalating; Brent crude steady as lackluster economic data from China reinforces concerns about demand from the world’s biggest oil importer; top law firms from New York, London and Chicago are deepening their presence in the Gulf; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing to weaken the judiciary and boost executive power; President-elect Donald Trump announced SoftBank plans to invest $100B in the US over the next 4 years; Germany will go to the polls 7 months early after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote. Guests include: Lama Fakih, Human Rights Watch, MENA Director; Sherif Foda, NESR, Chairman & CEO; Deepak Mehra, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Chief Economist.
00:00 Introduction
03:25 Times: HTS leader says Syria won’t be used to attack Israel
08:36 Canadian finance minister’s shock resignation
13:50 Traders gear up for Fed, BOJ, BOE decisions
19:37 AI impact on global economy
26:20 Lama Fakih, Human Rights Watch, MENA Director
31:51 Risk of conflict over Western Sahara rises
36:00 Sherif Foda, NESR, Chairman & CEO
43:50 Global law firms cash in on Gulf deals boom
50:11 Times: HTS leader says Syria won’t be used to attack Israel
53:26 Netanyahu bids to boost his power
58:10 Deepak Mehra, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Chief Economist
01:04:35 Risk of conflict over Western Sahara rises
01:12:50 Canadian finance minister’s shock resignation
01:15:35 SoftBank pledges $100B is US investments at Trump event
01:22:40 Germany heads to the polls in February
01:28:36 Global law firms cash in on Gulf deals boom
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.
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