Live from Sharjah: Trade, resilience and education in the Gulf as blockades continue

About this episode

The episode explores how the UAE has built resilience into its global trade and invested in education amidst ongoing blockades.

Team Monocle lands in Sharjah to see how the UAE has built resilience into its global trade and bet on education to further develop its status as an international hub. Plus: the latest from Indonesia and the Nordics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Team Monocle

Topics covered

• trade
• resilience
• education
• Gulf
• international hub

Keywords

• Sharjah
• UAE
• global trade
• education
• blockades
• Indonesia
• Nordics

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sharjah, UAE, Indonesia, Nordics

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