Middle East Business Report

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Middle East Business Report
New titles used as of January 2013
Created byBBC World News
Presented byNima Abu-Wardeh
Country of originUnited Arab Emirates
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationDubai (primarily) with shots from other locations
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC World News
BBC News
Release2003 (2003) –
2015 (2015)
Related
World Business Report
India Business Report
Asia Business Report
Africa Business Report
Business Edition

Middle East Business Report is a monthly half-hour programme broadcast globally on BBC World News; covering business stories across the Middle East.

Presented by Nima Abu-Wardeh the programme was billed as

"Getting behind the issues of trade, business and economics, providing a window on finance and commerce in the Middle East, revealing how this important economic region works and interacts with the rest of the world."[1]

Middle East Business Report was shown on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The final broadcast of the programme was 28 March 2015.[2]

Presenters[edit]

Presenter Current role
Nima Abu-Wardeh Presenter
Desley Humphrey Relief Presenter
Howard Johnson
Ben Thompson

See also[edit]

Marketplace Middle East; similar programme produced by CNN International

References[edit]

  1. ^ BBC World News - Middle East Business Report
  2. ^ Ben Thompson [@BBCBenThompson] (27 March 2015). "BBC Mid East Biz Report ends after 11yrs. For those who ever worked on it; stress, sweat & tedious bureaucracy but fun times & great travels" (Tweet) – via Twitter.