President Trump presses China to make a tariff offer to calm trade tensions, while at the same time threatening to add duties on critical mineral imports. Also on the show: the Trump administration has banned Nvidia from selling its H20 chip to China; Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has sparred with Emmanuel Macron over the French president’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state; the UK is hosting an international conference to discuss ways to end the two-year civil war in Sudan; Chinese president, Xi Jinping, is urging Malaysia to work with Beijing to protect supply chain stability; Dubai’s relentless property boom faces its biggest threat since the pandemic, as Trump’s tariffs roil markets and oil prices plunge. Guests include: Deepak Mehra, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Chief Economist; Razia Khan, Standard Chartered, Chief Economist and Research Head for Africa and the Middle East; Jason Borbora-Sheen, Ninety-One, Income Strategies Portfolio Manager. 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. Chapters: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:03:56 – Trump presses China to make tariff offer 00:07:40 – Deepak Mehra, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Chief Economist 00:14:04 – Netanyahu, Macron spar over recognition of Palestinian state 00:17:47 – UK forum discusses relief for Sudan 00:26:09 – China’s Xi to meet with Malaysia’s PM 00:30:40 – Razia Khan, Standard Chartered, Chief Economist and Research Head for Africa and the Middle East 00:36:20 – Jason Borbora-Sheen, Ninety-One, Income Strategies Portfolio Manager 00:42:22 – US tariffs threaten Dubai’s property boom ——–
