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<p>From innovative SMEs to global corporations, Dubai is ideally located to be the centre for global trade. Dubai Chambers President and CEO, Mohammed Ali Rashed Lootah highlights the government&#8217;s D33 Agenda and where Africa lies.</p>


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Eye on Dubai EP8: Africa’s position in Dubai’s D33 expansion plan

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<p>His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum highlighted the importance of implemented plans and policies aimed at facilitating sustainable food production through the utilisation of technology and innovative approaches. Look into Dubai&#8217;s food sector and how companies are implementing greener supply chains.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP7: Innovative green food solutions founded in Dubai

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<p>As world leaders deliberate on achieving a low carbon future at Cop28, businesses, particularly those in the global south, are not far removed from the universal call to combat the effects of climate change. This highlights special on will bring key voices from South African Pavilion on how corporates can adapt their organization&#8217;s needs to cater to the rising need for environmental sustainability.</p>


COP28: The South African Pavilion

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<p>The United Arab Emirates has been the fourth-largest investor in Africa over the past 10 years. Investment from the UAE to Africa hit nearly $60 billion over the decade. Explore the growing intrigue around African investment firms and how Dubai is the ideal headquarters to set base.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP6: The rise of African investments

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<p>Women-focused initiatives in Africa is seeing a growing demand especially with the post-recovery period of the pandemic. This conversation looks at the creation and management of a women driven Dubai social enterprise, and how they are enabling skills development as well as full-time job opportunities for women in developing countries.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP5: Evolvin’ Women on uplifting women in rural & developing areas

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<p>The lack of available and accessible climate finance leaves a big gap in Africa&#8217;s ability to transition into a greener economy. How can Africa take ownership of its own carbon market value chains to gain access to carbon credit? This Focus On will highlight the benefits of providing the needed skills for the youth to participate in the green economy.</p>


Focus On COP28: NBI Skills Training & Youth Development

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<p>With COP28 underway in Dubai, political leaders, climate scientists and corporate leaders gather to reflect on the progress made while striving towards reaching Net-Zero. This Focus On highlights the role South African businesses can make to help implement the just energy transition plan.</p>


Focus On COP28: NBI Just Energy Transition Partnership

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<p>The United Arab Emirates is the second-largest market for iron and steel in the Gulf Cooperation Council region, accounting for approximately 25 per cent of the total market. Their iron and steel market is expected to grow at a compound and annual growth rate of 5.7 per cent during the forecast period of 2021-2026. On this episode of Eye on Dubai, CNBC Africa’s Zanele Morrison speaks with Bharat Bhatia, Founder and CEO of Conares, on how Conares has solidified itself as a main contender in this rising market.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP4: UAE Iron and Steel Industry

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<p>Dubai saw 12.40 million international visitors in 2023 alone. In 2022, the contribution of the travel and tourism sector to the UAE&#8217;s GDP was nearly AED167 billion which is equivalent to 9 per cent of the total GDP. Explore Dubai&#8217;s tourism economy and why this Emirate continues to grow in yearly visitors.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP3: Opportunities and trends for African tourism in Dubai

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<p>One of the largest revenue-generating food sectors in the UAE is the dairy sector, and they are now concerned about introducing quality, local products to the Gulf market. To achieve this, government is expanding production capacities to reduce its import dependency of dairy products. Sankha Biswas, CEO of Nutridor, talks to Zanele Morrison on what Nutridor is doing to contribute to the localization of this sector.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP2: Dubai’s Local Manufacturing Mission

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<p>One of the largest revenue-generating food sectors in the United Arab Emirates is the dairy sector, and they are now concerned about introducing quality, local products to the Gulf market. To achieve this, government is expanding production capacities to reduce its import dependency of dairy products.</p>


Eye on Dubai EP1: Dubai’s Business Opportunities & Outlook

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<p>The United Arab Emirates&#8217; DP World announced its offer of 12.7 billion rand in cash for South Africa&#8217;s Imperial Holdings. The offer represents a 39.5 per cent premium on Imperial&#8217;s closing price on the JSE yesterday. Imperial Logistics CEO,  Mohammed Akoojee spoke with CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Corrected: Imperial has 18% to 19% shareholder support for DP World offer, says CEO

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<p>Health authorities in Ghana have confirmed two more COVID-19 cases at the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, bringing the total confirmed cases to nine. Ghana Health Services says both cases are imported – the first a 56-year-old man who returned from the UK a week ago and the second, a 33 year-old Ghanaian who returned from a conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dr Frank Serebour, Vice President of the Ghana Medical Association joins CNBC Africa to discuss the resilience of Ghana&#8217;s healthcare system to contain the pandemic.</p>


How Ghana plans to fight COVID-19 pandemic

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<p>CNBC Africa talks to the world’s first ever Artificial Intelligence minister Omar Bin Sultan Olama about how new technology can increase knowledge and help prevent car accidents.</p>


Captains of Industry: In conversation with the world’s first ever AI minister Omar Bin Sultan Olama

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<p>The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is setting its sights on taking advantage of Rwanda&#8217;s inland port as a hub into Central and West Africa. H.E Hazza Mohammed Falah Kharsan Alqahtani, UAE Ambassador to Rwanda joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera for more.</p>


UAE to use Rwanda as gateway into Africa: What mutual benefits could this yield?

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<p>Rwanda has unveiled a state-of-the-art Tea factory in Western province that is expected to process 4 million kilograms of tea every year to boost export earnings from the country’s key cash crop. Moreover, Rwanda and United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in a drive to increase business linkages between the private sectors of the two countries following a visit by a high level delegation from the Middle Eastern country to Rwanda. Julius Bizimungu, Journalist at The New Times Rwanda joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Rwanda’s key cash crop gets boost with state-of-the-art Tea factory

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<p>Since the early 2000s Dubai state has become less reliant on oil as the state set its sights on ambitious economic diversification. The diversification has led the financial center of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to look to Africa as a potential re-exporting market. To discuss the country&#8217;s economic ambitions in Rwanda, UAE&#8217;s Ambassador to Rwanda, Hazza Mohammed Falah Kharsan Alqahtani joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera for more.</p>


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Corrected: Imperial has 18% to 19% shareholder support for DP World offer, says CEO

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Eye on Dubai EP8: Africa’s position in Dubai’s D33 expansion plan

Eye on Dubai EP7: Innovative green food solutions founded in Dubai

COP28: The South African Pavilion

Eye on Dubai EP6: The rise of African investments

Eye on Dubai EP5: Evolvin’ Women on uplifting women in rural & developing areas

Focus On COP28: NBI Skills Training & Youth Development

Focus On COP28: NBI Just Energy Transition Partnership

Eye on Dubai EP4: UAE Iron and Steel Industry

Eye on Dubai EP3: Opportunities and trends for African tourism in Dubai

Eye on Dubai EP2: Dubai’s Local Manufacturing Mission

Eye on Dubai EP1: Dubai’s Business Opportunities & Outlook

Corrected: Imperial has 18% to 19% shareholder support for DP World offer, says CEO

How Ghana plans to fight COVID-19 pandemic

Captains of Industry: In conversation with the world’s first ever AI minister Omar Bin Sultan Olama

UAE to use Rwanda as gateway into Africa: What mutual benefits could this yield?

Rwanda’s key cash crop gets boost with state-of-the-art Tea factory

UAE looks to Africa as re-exports market

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