Syria’s new de-facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has held talks with senior Arab diplomats, in the latest high-profile visits since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. Also on the show: big swings in shares of Honda and Nissan after Honda sketched plans for a deal that amounts to an acquisition of Nissan; new voters will join the Federal Reserve’s interest rate-setting committee in 2025, bringing fresh perspectives to the decision-making process; US President Joe Biden is set to make the final decision on the sale of US Steel to Nippon Steel; President Biden’s administration is launching an investigation into Chinese-made semiconductor chips; a recent bounce in Chinese developers’ stocks might be short-lived, with the country’s real estate woes set to worsen before they get better; military leaders from the West African Junta-led nations of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have dismissed a proposal from ECOWAS to postpone exit; amid the heightened trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, Minneapolis Fed President, Neel Kashkari, says what happens to China’s economy matters to the world; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘some progress’ has been made towards gaining the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza; one of South East Asia’s biggest fund managers says Thailand and Vietnam will be among the top beneficiaries of Trump’s return; French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Eric Lombard as the country’s finance minister; key Chinese economic meetings revealed officials are planning to make stimulating demand and consumption a top priority in 2025. Guests include: Katrina Ell, Moody’s Analytics, Director of Economic Research; Anthony Sassine, Krane Funds Advisors, Head of MENA & Senior Strategist; Thea Jamison, CHANGE Global, Managing Director; Mucahid Durmaz, Verisk Maplecroft, Senior Risk Analyst West Africa.
00:00 Intro
04:27 Honda crafts Nissan rescue plan
08:38 Jordanian, Qatari envoys in Syria for talks
13:33 Katrina Ell, Moody’s Analytics, Director of Economic Research
19:30 Biden to decide on US steel acquisition
25:55 Biden team to probe China-made semiconductor chips
28:40 Anthony Sassine, Krane Funds Advisors, Head of MENA & Senior Strategist
36:32 West African juntas to exit trade bloc
42:11 Kashkari on impact on Trump tariffs
49:06 Honda crafts Nissan rescue plan
53:40 Netanyahu: ‘Some progress’ in effort to release hostages held in Gaza
58:40 Thea Jamison, CHANGE Global, Managing Director
01:05:40 Biden to decide on US steel acquisition
01:12:15 West African juntas to exit trade bloc
01:13:54 Mucahid Durmaz, Verisk Maplecroft, Senior Risk Analyst West Africa
01:23:38 Macron names Lombard as finance minister
01:30:29 Luxury brands seek boost in China in 2025
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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