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In this episode of the Smashi Business Show, we analyze Saudi Arabia’s planned withdrawal from the Beijing-led mBridge digital currency platform. We then celebrate EgyptAir’s landmark achievement at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, where it was named the World's Most Improv ...  Show more

Saudi Arabia’s Juffali dynasty is shifting its investment firm from London to Dubai, Uber has launched in Kuwait, and Yara Alnamlah’s Moonglaze is appearing across Sephora billboards ahead of Saudi National Day. Today’s show looks at the movement of private wealth into the UAE, U ...  Show more

HEADLINES:♦ G42 to Sell 2% Presight AI Stake to Boost Global Investor Base♦ Saudi Shawarmer to Fund Fired Employee Majed Al-Omari’s New Venture After Boycott♦ Saudi Arabia and UK Announce £360 Million in Joint Investment Deals♦ Billionaire Mohamed Alabbar Visits Viral Klay by Kar ...  Show more

HEADLINES:♦ Wuilt Raises $2M to Scale Its Free E-Commerce Platform Across MENA♦ Orascom Construction to Delist from Nasdaq Dubai, Move Primary Listing to Abu Dhabi♦ Kim Kardashian’s Skims to Open First UAE Store at Mall of the Emirates♦ Filmmakers Reject Mubi’s $100M Sequoia Deal ...  Show more

HEADLINES:♦ OpenAI’s Sam Altman Tours the Middle East to Raise Funds for AI Expansion♦ Saudis Join Elon Musk’s Netflix Boycott Over Arabic-Dubbed Kids Show♦ Saudi Executives Detained in Diriyah Corruption Probe♦ SSC Channels Go Off Air After Losing Saudi Football Rights to Thmany ...  Show more

Paresh Zaveri is the Chairman and Managing Director of Aurionpro –a technology products and solutions provider with operations across Asia and the Middle East. With digital innovation constantly evolving, he talks through the challenges of staying relevant in the fast moving indu ...  Show more