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Welcome to Majlis & Markets, the podcast showcasing the Global Islamic Economy through storytelling and insightful conversations. 🌐💬
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Ep. 96. The Problem With Sustainable Sukuk | Maya Marissa Malek
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Jul 05, 2026 |
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Ep 95. Halal Investing in the AI Age | Mujtaba Khalid
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Ep 94. MENA VC: Cashed Up but Cautious? | Hasan Haider
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May 31, 2026 |
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Ep 93. Private Credit: Bubble or GCC Boom? | Sharif Eid
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May 18, 2026 |
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Ep 92. Iran War: Egypt’s Breaking Point? | Angus Blair
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May 07, 2026 |
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Ep 91. Istanbul: The New Safe Haven? | Serhat Süha Çubukçuoğlu
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 90 | Building the "Bloomberg of Iraq" with Jameel Amir
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Can Islamic Finance Rebuild Syria's Economy ?| Ep 89 ft. Najib Al Aswad
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Hormuz Blockade: The Gulf Reset? | Ep 88 ft. Issam Al-Tawari
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Iran War 2026: Who Rules the Economy? | Bijan Khajehpour (Ep 87)
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Iran War & The Global Market Reset (ft. Hasnain Malik) Ep 86
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Ep 85: Is Saudi Arabia Taking Over World Football? 🇸🇦 (ft. Kristian Ulrichsen)
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Ep 84: The Secret to Building Muslim Wealth - Ibrahim Khan (IFG)
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Tunisia: Africa’s Hidden VC Gem 🇹🇳 ft. Oussama Messaoud | Ep. 83
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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$62 Trillion in One Room: Insights from ADFW 2025
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Is Islamic Finance Broken? (ft. Khalid Howladar) | Ep. 82
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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🎙️ Episode 81: 🇵🇰 Can Islamic Finance Fix Pakistan’s Economy?
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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🎙️ Episode 80: Why Islamic Finance Is Losing Its Purpose
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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🎙️ Ep. 79 | Sequoia Takes Muslim Money. So Why the Silence?
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP.78 – Iraq’s Economy: Progress or Pressure? 🇮🇶
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP. 77 —Inside GCC Boards: Governance & Investor Relations
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP. 76—Inside the Gulf Property Boom
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP. 75—What’s Next for GCC Bonds & Sukuk?
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP. 74 — Is Kuwait Falling Behind the Gulf?
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP. 73 — How Saudi Arabia Is Betting on AI
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP. 72 —Trump Cards: EM Debt, Tariffs & the Dollar
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP. 71 — What Nobody Tells You About Halal Investing
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP. 70 — Inside the Gulf’s Political Economy and Diversification
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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🎙️ EP. 69 — After Reform: Can Uzbekistan Keep Momentum?
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Episode 68-What Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Really Doing in 2025?
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Episode 67-The Islamic Economy: How to Build Global Muslim Brands
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Episode 66-Trade War 2.0? BRICS on the Brink in 2H25
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode 65 – What’s Really Holding Islamic Finance Back?
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Episode 64-Boom, Bubble or Hedge? Making Sense of Alts
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Episode 63-Is MENA the Next Silicon Valley?
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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Episode 62-Why Islamic Finance Isn’t Driving Impact
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Episode 61-What Do Shariah Scholars Do?
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Episode 60-Has Islamic Finance Lost Its Way?
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May 23, 2025 |
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Ep 59-Is Journalism Broken? Moniify, Media Shifts and the Road Ahead
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 58-Fund Focus: The GCC Investment Boom
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Episode 57-Counting the cost: Inside Syria's economy
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Episode 56-Gulf Currents: Bahrain in a Changing Gulf
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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Episode 55-Decrypting MENA’s Crypto Surge
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Episode 54-The Gold Standard: Power, Policy & Markets
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Episode 53-Saudi Unscripted: Content, Change & Growth
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Episode 52-Profit with Purpose: Halal Investing
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Episode 51-The Venture Shift: MENA’s Next Big Moves
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Episode 50: Tackling Liquidity in Islamic Finance
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Episode 49-Setting the Standard: AAOIFI's Impact on Islamic Finance
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Episode 48-The Alt Shift: The Rise of Alternative Assets
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Episode 47-Islamic Finance Decoded: Growth and Gaps
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Episode 46-Building Markets: The GCC IPO Surge
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 45-Faith and Friction: The UK’s Islamic Banking Story
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Episode 44-Bonding Over Green: The GCC’s ESG Shift
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode 43-Banking on Belief: Islamic Finance in Canada
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Episode 42-Emirates of Influence: The UAE’s Rise in Global Markets
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Episode 41-Malaysia’s Future: Balancing Growth and Giants
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Episode 40-Kingdom Capital: Shaping Saudi’s Economic Future
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Episode 39-Fuelling the Future: The Middle East’s Energy Shift
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Episode 38-Venture Into Iraq: Start-Ups on the Rise
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Episode 37-Banking on Faith: Australia’s First Islamic Bank
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Episode 36-Crypto Currents: Fintech and Digital Assets in the Gulf
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Episode 35-Egypt’s Fintech Focus: Growth and Challenges
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Episode 34-Feeling the Heat: Gulf States and Climate Shifts
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Episode 33-Islamic Finance: Kazakhstan's Next Frontier
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Episode 32-Building Trends: UAE & Saudi Real Estate Insights
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 31-Pyramids of Pressure: Egypt's Economic Balance
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Episode 30- Inside the Gulf bonds bonanza
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Episode 29-Exploring the GCC Private Credit Boom
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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Episode 28-MENA VC Insights: Saudi surge and regional trends
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Episode 27-Profit Over Principles? The Ethical Dilemma in Islamic Finance
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Episode 26-Central Asia's Fintech Revolution
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Episode 25-Qatar's Next Play: From the World Cup to Future Growth
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Episode 24-Bricks and Bytes: Iraq's Real Estate Tech Boom
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Episode 23-Islamic Fintech: Navigating the Landscape and Challenges
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Episode 22-Redefining Islamic Finance: The Tech Disruption
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May 30, 2024 |
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Episode 21-Gulf investment boom: Inside the rise of private capital
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May 27, 2024 |
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Episode 20-Turkey’s Economic Shift: Crisis or Comeback?
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May 20, 2024 |
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Episode 19-Rising Down Under: Australia's Islamic Finance Landscape
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May 10, 2024 |
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Episode 18-Libya Uncovered: Post-2011 Dive into Politics & Economics
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 17-Charting Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Episode 16-Venturing Forward: Unlocking the OIC's Venture Capital Potential
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Episode 15-Shifting Tides: Exploring de-dollarization and the rise of BRICS
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode 14-Gulf Monarchies Unveiled: Power, Wealth and Global Influence
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Episode 13-Unpacking Egypt's Economy
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Episode 12-FDI Insight: OIC Economies
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Episode 11-Turkey's economy: Past, Present and Future
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 10-Accelerating Iraq's Startup Revolution
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Episode 9-Venture & Faith: Inside Tanzania's Financial Evolution
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Episode 8-Exploring the MENA Capital Markets Landscape
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode 7-Halal or Hype? Demystifying Islamic Finance
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Episode 6-Greenwashing or Genuine? Decoding ESG, SRI, and Islamic Finance
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Episode 5-Beyond the Mirage: Saudi Arabia's Economic Revolution
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Episode 4-Navigating Iraq's emerging tech ecosystem
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Episode 3-Uzbekistan's Economic Evolution
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Episode 2-Kuwait Unveiled: decoding politics, economics, public debt law and more
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Pilot episode-A deep dive into the history and practice of Islamic finance
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Nov 22, 2023 |