IDF Says Beirut Strike Killed Hezbollah’s Media Chief | Horizons Middle East & Africa 11/18/2024
The Israeli Defense Force has confirmed a strike in central Beirut has killed the Hezbollah militant group’s chief spokesman. Also on the show: China’s Xi Jinping, has told President Biden he’s ready to work with Donald Trump to improve the relationship between the world’s two biggest economies; Asian shares turned higher with a rally by heavyweight Samsung Electronics; The Associated Press says the ruling party in Senegal is claiming a comfortable victory in Sunday’s legislative elections; stocks listed in the United Arab Emirates are now worth over $1T; finance’s marquee names including Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are ready to gatecrash the AI hysteria; Saudi Arabia is leading push back at the UN climate talks in Baku over whether countries should recommit to last year’s historic pledge to transition away from fossil fuels; Iran is facing wide-reaching power outages including scheduled blackouts across Tehran and other major cities; Google’s Android division is seeing double digit growth in services revenue across much of Africa and the Middle East. Guests include: Ryan Lemand, Neovision Wealth Management, CEO & Co-Founder; Niamh McBurney, Control Risks, Associate Director; Gokul Mani, JPMorgan, Managing Director of Equity Capital Markets; Anita Krishna Gupta, Emirates NBD, CIO Office Equity Strategy Head; Mucahid Durmaz, Verisk Maplecroft, Senior Risk Analyst; Mariam Abdullahi, Google’s Director of EMEA Android Partnerships.
00:00 Introduction
03:39 IDF says Beirut strike kills Hezbollah’s media chief
06:53 Xi offers olive branch to Trump
10:58 Ryan Lemand, Neovision Wealth Management, CEO & Co-Founder
18:15 AP: Senegal ruling party claims election victory
26:44 Niamh McBurney, Control Risks, Associate Director
34:44 Gokul Mani, JPMorgan, Managing Director of Equity Capital Markets
42:00 AI hysteria sparks fortune frenzy
50:40 World leaders gather in Rio for G-20
52:24 IDF says Beirut strike kills Hezbollah’s media chief
55:45 Anita Krishna Gupta, Emirates NBD, CIO Office Equity Strategy Head
01:02:14 COP29 talks continue in Baku
01:10:57 Iran faces blackouts despite gas reserves
01:15:20 Mucahid Durmaz, Verisk Maplecroft, Senior Risk Analyst
01:22:10 Mariam Abdullahi, Google’s Director of EMEA Android Partnerships
01:27:00 UAE stock market surpass $1T in market cap
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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