'AI is pumping oxygen into the room, giving us more energy, giving us more focus,' says Chairman of Veon, Augie K Fabela, in an interview with The National's Manus Cranny.
'The mood is incredibly positive and business as usual.'
Anthony Gutman, co-chief executive of Goldman Sachs International and co-head of investment banking, joins Manus Cranny on The Inside Brief from Abu Dhabi, as one of the first senior international bankers to visit the UAE since the Iran conflict began.
In this episode, Gutman shares what he found in 24 hours of back-to-back client meetings with sovereign wealth funds and corporate clients: not conversations about the macro, but requests for deal lists.
Watch the full episode on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other major platforms.