Economic Impact

Welcome to episode eight in season two of Economic Impact: Conversations from EDB’. This time we welcome Jeremy Crane, Group CEO of Yellow Door Energy, a UAE-based company offering sustainable energy solutions for businesses in the Middle East and Africa. He talks us through how he's trying to help businesses reach Net Zero targets and accelerate the Just Energy Transition. You can listen to 'Econ...

Welcome to episode seven in season two of Economic Impact: Conversations from EDB’. This time we welcome H.E. Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi, Group CEO of EMSTEEL, Abu Dhabi's global leader in sustainable steel and building materials production. He talks us through pioneering the production of green steel - with 45% less emissions than competitors - and introducing AI and digitization to enhance effici...

Welcome to episode six in season two of Economic Impact: Conversations from EDB’. This time we hear from the CEO of TA'ZIZ, Mr. Mishal Al Kindi. TA’ZIZ is the world scale chemicals and transition fuels hub taking shape in Al Ruwais Industrial City in Abu Dhabi. You can listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get your podcasts and you can watch ‘Economic Impact’ on the EDB website, edb.gov.ae, and...

Welcome back to season two of Economic Impact: Conversations from EDB’. This time, in episode five, we’re joined by a person who “strongly believes that knowledge (and the knowledge economy) is a prerequisite for growth, and it is something that we should all undoubtedly invest in”. His Excellency, Hussain Al Mahmoudi is the chief executive officer of ‘SRTIP’, Sharjah Research Technology and Innov...

This time we’re joined by the chief executive officer of ‘Invest in Sharjah’, the emirate’s investment promotion agency and a strategic partner for global investors looking to grow their business in the emirate. Mr Mohamed Al Musharakh is a man with a mission to promote doing business in Sharjah internationally and helping foreign investors to set up in Sharjah. You can listen to 'Economic Impact'...

This is episode three in our second season and this time we’re joined by the chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, Hub71. Ahmad Ali Alwan was a founding member from its inception in 2019 and he now leads the development and implementation of Hub71’s technology strategy and long-term vision to elevate Abu Dhabi as a leading technology ecosystem globally. You can listen to 'E...

It's time for the second episode in season two of Economic Impact... ...and we're pleased to welcome Ravi Hinduja, Founder and CEO of Aquaflex Holding Ltd. and Vivasvaan Industrial, to discuss academic motivation, the lessons he learnt from his first business venture, improving our community’s quality of life and more. You can listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, you c...

In this first episode of this new season we're joined by the CEO of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center SHERAA, Ms. Najla Al Midfa who joined Ahmed to discuss her career and to examine her passion for entrepreneurship...   You can listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, you can watch ‘Economic Impact’ on the EDB website, edb.gov.ae, and on Youtube. Subscribe and like us on Fa...

In this final episode in season one we're joined by Mr. KM Noordeen, the chairman and founder of Ocean Rubber Factory, to talk about his journey to success... A leading supplier of technical rubber products in the Middle East, Ocean Rubber Factory is now acknowledged to be the biggest technical products manufacturing units in the Middle East. You can listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get yo...

 For this episode Her Excellency Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO of Etihad Credit Insurance  joins us to talk fintech in the Gulf region, as well as to tell us about her career journey to Etihad Credit Insurance. Listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, you can watch ‘Economic Impact’ on the EDB website, edb.gov.ae, and on Youtube. Subscribe and like us on Facebook, Instagram and Li...

This time we're joined by Mr. Ramy Jallad, Group Chief Executive Officer of Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, also known as RAKEZ. Ramy has a wealth of  free zone experience  and now develops and drives the strategic growth of RAKEZ to create a thriving commercial and industrial business hub that attracts and welcomes investors from all around the world.  Listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get y...

Ahmed Badr is the Director of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) Project Facilitation and Support division (PFS) - the division which offers member countries dedicated project implementation support. Here he talks to Ahmed Al Naqbi about ways to ensure that clean energy happens the right way. Listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, you can watch ‘Economic...

This time, CEO and co-founder of House of Pops, Mr. Mazen Kanaan (@mazenkn) joins Ahmed Al Naqbi to discuss his experience launching a health popsicle brand in the UAE. Listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, you can watch ‘Economic Impact’ on the EDB website, edb.gov.ae, and on Youtube.  Subscribe and like us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn - and let us know what you...

In this episode we welcome Mr. Saleh Lootah, the chairman of the Food & Beverage Manufacturing Business Group as well as the Managing Director of Al Islami Foods and the President of the Harvard Business School Club in the GCC.  Listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, you can watch ‘Economic Impact’ on the EDB website, edb.gov.ae, and on Youtube. Subscribe and like us on...

For episode two we're very pleased to welcome Mr. Saud Abu Alshawareb, Executive Vice President – Industrial Leasing, TECOM Group. Saud joins us to talk about what’s happening at one of the region’s largest industrial manufacturing and logistics hubs – Dubai Industrial City.  Listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get your podcasts. Plus, you can watch ‘Economic Impact’ on the EDB website, edb.g...

In episode one we're honoured to speak with His Excellency Omar Ahmed Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, to discuss the latest trends, changes and opportunities  for the manufacturing sector in the UAE - as well as to highlight the role MOIAT plays in supporting the advancement of the sector. Listen to 'Economic Impact' wherever you get your pod...

Welcome to Economic Impact: Conversations from Emirates Development Bank.  In each episode join EDB's CEO Ahmed Al Naqbi as he speaks to a host of change-makers and thought-leaders in the UAE to learn how they’re supporting the private sector, contributing to the economy and realising the UAE’s economic ambitions. You can watch ‘Economic Impact’ on the EDB website, edb.gov.ae, and on Youtube and,...