The Inside Brief
The Inside Brief with Manus Cranny is a new video podcast from The National in Abu Dhabi that delivers in-depth conversations with the leaders who shape our region and the global business world.
Episodes
In this episode of The Inside Brief with Manus Cranny, Allianz chief economic adviser Mohamed El-Erian shares his insights on monetary policy, market volatility and the challenges facing central banks in a rapidly changing global economy.
Mr El-Erian discusses expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts, arguing that markets continue to respond primarily to economic data rather than political narratives. He dismisses the idea that a...
In this episode of The Inside Brief, Mark Haefele, global chief investment officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, joins host Manus Cranny for a deep dive on how investors should navigate a world shaped increasingly by power, policy, and long term structural forces rather than short term market headlines.
Mr Haefele reflects on the idea that geopolitical shocks often dominate news cycles but tend to have only brief market effects,...
In this special edition of The Inside Brief from Davos 2026, Waleed Al Muhairi, deputy group chief executive of Mubadala, joins host Manus Cranny to discuss how global investors are navigating a world defined by fragmentation rather than chaos.
With more than $375 billion in assets under management, Mubadala sits at the centre of global capital flows and Mr Al Muhairi explains why long-term conviction, rather than market timing, ha...
In this episode of The Inside Brief, chairman and group chief executive of DP World Sultan bin Sulayem sits down with host Manus Cranny to share his views on global trade and shipping at a time of geopolitical shocks, tariff wars and market volatility.
The head of the global ports operator explains why, from his perspective, physical cargo flows are far more resilient than market sentiment, and why global trade continues to grow de...
In this re-run episode of The Inside Brief, Manus Cranny revisits a candid and often humorous conversation with Anthony Scaramucci, financier, media personality, and former White House communications director. Scaramucci speaks openly about how power really works, how reputations are built and damaged on the world stage, and why credibility matters to investors, allies, and institutions alike.
In this special edition of The Inside Brief recorded live on stage at the Abu Dhabi Finance Week, host Manus Cranny sits down with Dmitry Balyasny, managing partner and chief investment officer Balyasny Asset Management, which oversees more than $30 billion across multi-strategy portfolios.
In this episode of The Inside Brief, Manus Cranny sits down with Helima Croft, RBC Capital Markets' managing director and global head of commodity strategy, and a former CIA economic analyst, for a rare, deeply informed conversation on geopolitics, oil markets and leadership.
Ms Croft decodes the Opec+ pause and Saudi oil strategy, offering a grounded forecast for 2026 oil prices under different policy paths, and explores what rene...
In this episode of The Inside Brief, Manus Cranny sits down at Emirates headquarters with company president Sir Tim Clark for a candid conversation about growth, negotiation, and the future of global aviation.
Sir Tim traces Emirates from its 1985 regional beginnings to a 270-aircraft super-connector that now contributes meaningfully to Dubai’s economy and identity.
The conversation turns to supply constraints and the delayed Boein...
In this episode of The Inside Brief, host Manus Cranny sits down with Jane Turton, CEO of All3Media, one of the UK’s largest independent TV, film, and distribution groups.
Acquired by RedBird IMI in 2024, All3Media has become a creative powerhouse behind global successes including The Traitors, Life on Our Planet, and Squid Game: The Challenge.
From the company’s London headquarters to its global footprint across the US, Europe, an...
In this episode of The Inside Brief, host Manus Cranny welcomes Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge Capital, former White House communications director, and now the host of The Rest Is Politics US.
Known for his unfiltered views on markets, politics and the US's reputation on the global stage, Scaramucci calls Bitcoin a “phenomenal asset” and unpacks the correction he attributes to “whale selling”.
From there, the discussi...
In the opening episode of The National's video-first podcast The Inside Brief, host Manus Cranny sits down with Paul Griffiths, chief executive of Dubai Airports, to discuss the emirate’s ambition to create the world’s most advanced aviation hub.
From managing 95 million passengers a year to planning a move to a new airport capable of handling 260 million a year by 2050, Griffiths shares how vision, technology and precision plannin...
As global capital flows intensify across the Middle East and transformative sectors take shape, The National introduces The Inside Brief, a video-first podcast hosted by Manus Cranny to explore the people driving this dynamic growth.
In this new podcast, Manus sits down with regional and global CEOs, risk takers and policymakers, and the people who shape industries, move markets and define investment flows in the region.
Each episo...
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