Financial Megatrends in the Middle East

<p>Biswajit Dasgupta, Chief Investment Officer - Head of Global Markets at Emirates Investment Bank, interviewed by futurist Trond Arne Undheim. </p> <p>In this conversation, they talk about financial and social Megatrends, COVID-19’s impact on the region and the world, geopolitical risk, economic challenges at the start of the decade in the MENA region and beyond, and what that means for the future.</p> <p>My takeaway is that the future of the Middle East is crucial to the future of everything else. It’s increasingly a gateway region between Europe, Asia, and America. A region fraught with risk, it seems to emerge with a mixed picture—both highly developed and somewhat vulnerable if the post-petroleum transition does not go well. The COVID-adaptions similarly show a mixed picture. A region to watch and engage with.</p> <p>After listening to the episode, check out Emirates Investment Bank as well as Biswajit Dasgupta's social media profile:</p> <ul><li>Emirates Investment Bank <a href='https://www.eibank.com/'>https://www.eibank.com/</a></li> <li>Biswajit Dasgupta <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/biswajit-dasgupta-1103225/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/biswajit-dasgupta-1103225/</a> </li> </ul> <p>The show is hosted by <a href='https://www.podbean.com/'>Podbean</a> and can be found at <a href='https://www.futurized.co/'>Futurized.co</a>. Additional context about the show, the topics, and our guests, including show notes and a full list of podcast players that syndicate the show can be found at <a href='https://trondundheim.com/podcast/'>https://trondundheim.com/podcast/</a>. Music: Electricity by Ian Post from the album Magnetism. </p> <p>For more about the host, including media coverage, books and more, see Trond Arne Undheim's personal website (<a href='https://trondundheim.com/'>https://trondundheim.com/</a>) as well as the Yegii Insights blog (<a href='https://yegii.wpcomstaging.com/'>https://yegii.wpcomstaging.com/</a>). Undheim has published two books this year, <a href='https://trondundheim.com/p