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The Ian King Business Podcast

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Oct 11, 2023 • 24min

Israel, AI and energy bills

As Israel strikes back at Hamas, Ian King looks at what the economic effects of the war might be for the region. Lucile Cornet, partner at Eight Roads Ventures Europe joins Ian to discuss why the rapid advance of Artificial Intelligence is being embraced by young workers.And Ian speaks to Gwenaelle Avice Huet, Executive Vice President of Europe Operations at Schneider Electric, the French energy solutions giant about energy bills.
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Oct 10, 2023 • 15min

Israel, inflation risks and grocery prices

Ian King talks to George Lagarias from Mazars about the economic risks from the unrest in the middle east. He also discusses the fall in grocery price inflation with Tom Steel from Kantar. We also hear all the latest markets analysis from John Wyn-Evans, from Investec.
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Oct 9, 2023 • 22min

Oil prices, Metro Bank and trends in the metal markets

Ian King talks to William Jackson at Capital Economics about the economic impact of what's happening in Israel. He's also joined by Sky's City editor Mark Kleinman as shares in Metro Bank rise after securing a new financing deal. And he discusses trends in metal markets with industry minister Nusrat Ghani and Jakub Stausholm from mining giant Rio Tinto.
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Oct 6, 2023 • 17min

House prices, Merlin Entertainments and Europe's busiest airport

Ian King speaks to the head of UK Residential Research at the real estate consultancy, Knight Frank, about house prices - which have fallen for a sixth month in a row. Plus, hear from the boss of Merlin Entertainments about its plans to launch augmented reality games at its attractions - based on hit TV shows like Paw Patrol and Squid Game. And the board member of IGA Istanbul Airport joins the show to discuss its latest ambitions.
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Oct 5, 2023 • 17min

Metro Bank, rental prices and artificial intelligence

On today's episode, Ian King speaks to Rightmove's director of property science about rental prices reaching record highs. He also discusses Metro Bank, which is looking to raise hundreds of millions of pounds of new capital. And he chats to the chief executive of Sana, which is an AI-powered learning platform.
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Oct 4, 2023 • 20min

Food inflation, Aston Martin and car dealerships

Tesco predicts that food inflation will continue to fall, as it announces a big rise in profits.Ian speaks to the Executive Chairman of Aston Martin, as the British luxury car manufacturer bids for overall victory at Le Mans for the first time since 1959And the chief executive of Vertu, Robert Forrester discusses car dealerships.
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Oct 3, 2023 • 23min

Decarbonisation, cyber attacks and childcare support

As energy industry leaders meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss the acceleration of decarbonisation, Ian King is joined by BP's former Chief Executive, Bob Dudley.The Premier of Bermuda joins Ian as the territory investigates a major cyberattack on its government's IT systems.And Ian speaks to Check Warner, co-founding Partner at Ada Ventures about plans to help female entrepreneurs with the cost of childcare.
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Oct 2, 2023 • 17min

Wages, water bills and Dame Sharon White

In today's episode, Ian King discusses a potential boost to the living wage, which is due to be announced at the Conservative Party conference. He speaks to the chief executive of Water UK about proposals which could increase our water bills. And the chair of the John Lewis Partnership, Dame Sharon White, will step down when her five year term comes to an end.
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Sep 29, 2023 • 23min

Economic growth, Philips and the NFL in Britain

On today's episode, Ian King talks to Rupert Thompson, Chief Economist at Kingswood Group about the UK economy. He also discusses Dutch company Philips' move into healthcare tech. And Ian asks Chris Miller, Global Managing Director of the ticket resale company, Viagogo if the NFL has finally cracked the UK.
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Sep 28, 2023 • 17min

Power cuts, Poundland and public borrowing

On today's episode, Ian King speaks to the director of corporate affairs at the National Grid about the prospect of power cuts. He also discusses Poundland's profits and its new board. And Ian chats to the Institute For Fiscal studies about a predicted rise in public borrowing.

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