The Global FDI Podcast
Episodes
Ghana: Interview with Raymond Adiepena, Founder and Group CEO, The Seabird Group Limited
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Raymond Adiepena outlines the company's regional expansion strategy and listing ambitions, and explains why Ghana's stabili...
Ghana: Interview with Kwaku Osei Sarpong, Founder and CEO, CIPA Holdings
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Kwaku Osei Sarpong explores the founding purpose of CIPA Holdings, the company's pan-African expansion, evolving climate financ...
Ghana: Interview with Philip Tieku, CEO, Star Oil
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Philip Tieku, CEO of Star Oil, examines how operational discipline, digital infrastructure and downstream integration are reshaping c...
Ghana: Interview with Ramesh Sadhwani, Managing Director, Melcom Group
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Ramesh Sadwani discusses how he has led the group as managing director since 1997, overseeing its expansion from a small family bus...
Egypt: Interview with Abdallah Sallam, President and CEO, Madinet Masr
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, President and CEO Abdallah Sallam outlines how a sixty-seven-year-old legacy developer was repositioned into a high-growth platform a...
Egypt: Interview with Dr Hassan El Kalla, Founder and Chairman, CIRA Education
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Hassan El Kalla explains how education and healthcare sit at the center of CIRA's capital allocation and how Gulf partnerships...
Egypt: Interview with Mohamed Amer, CEO, El Gouna Red Sea
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode examines El Gouna's mixed-use development model, its investor proposition anchored in currency risk mitigation, the role of UAE capit...
Egypt: Interview with Amr El Batrik, CEO, Orascom Industrial Parks (Orascom IP)
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Amr El Batrik, CEO of Orascom Industrial Parks (Orascom IP), examines the group's industrial pipeline, export-oriented zones, reg...
Egypt: Interview with Mohamed Mahlab, CEO, Rowad Modern Engineering
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Here, the CEO of Rowad Modern Engineering outlines how the company's long-standing relationships with Emirati clients paved the way for its UAE ma...
Egypt: Interview with Mohamed Aly, CEO and Managing Director, Abhu Dhabi Islamic Bank-Egypt (ADIB-Egypt)
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Mohamed Aly discusses the development of Egypt's sovereign Sukuk market, ADIB's rapid financial growth, the bank's role...
Pakistan: Interview with Zia Ijaz, President and CEO, Askari Bank
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, President and CEO of Askari Bank, Zia Ijaz, explores how institutional reform, balance sheet strength, and regulatory alignment are...
Pakistan: Interview with Karim Teli, CEO, IGLOO Pakistan
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
IGLOO Pakistan CEO, Karim Teli, describes how the company has transformed beyond its original identity, evolving from a local love brand into an integ...
Pakistan: Interview with Ahsan M. Saleem, CEO and Managing Director, Crescent Steel and Allied Products Limited
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ahsan M. Saleem, CEO and Managing Director of Crescent Steel, discusses how the company competes on global standards, and why Pakistan's investmen...
Pakistan: Interview with Anwar Moin, CEO, Biafo Industries
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this exclusive interview, CEO of Biafo Industries Anwar Moin explains the company's role in Pakistan's energy and infrastructure economy, i...
Pakistan: Interview with Mohammed Zaki Bashir, CEO, Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview with Mohammed Zaki Bashir, the CEO of Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited discusses the company's market leadership, international e...
Pakistan: Interview with Bastien Blanc, CEO, Hospitality Division Hashoo Group
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Bastien Blanc discusses how the group is pushing asset-light expansion, global partnerships and new markets across the GCC.
Pakistan: Interview with Ahmed Hayat Lak, Managing Director and CEO, Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDC)
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview with Ahmed Hayat Lak, Managing Director and CEO of Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDC), he outlines OGDC's leadership role ...
Kazakhstan: Interview with Rauan Zhumabek, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the United Arab Emirates
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Ambassador Rauan Zhumabek discusses how momentum between Kazakhstan and the UAE is translating into deeper economic cooperation, ne...
Interview with Akaki Saghirashvili, First Deputy Director, Business Association of Georgia (BAG)
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Akaki Saghirashvili, First Deputy Director of Business Association of Georgia (BAG), reveals how the institution continues to strengthen the bridge be...
Interview with Mikheil Khidureli, CEO, Enterprise Georgia
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mikheil Khidureli, CEO of Enterprise Georgia, discusses how the institution has grown into the country's principal agency for investment, export a...
Interview with Archil Gachechiladze, CEO, Bank of Georgia
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bank of Georgia’s CEO outlines the bank’s evolution over the past 15 years, highlighting its sustained focus on customer experience, market visibi...
Interview with Avtandil Kasradze, Chairman, GITA (Georgian Innovation & Technology Agency)
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Avtandil Kasradze discusses GITA's role in transforming Georgia's innovation ecosystem, from building the country's first tech parks to co...
Interview with Besik Bugianishvili, Chairman and CEO, Development Fund of Georgia
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Besik Bugianishvili talks about how the Development Fund of Georgia has undergone major restructuring, improved governance and expa...
Interview with Irakli Nadareishvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Irakli Nadareishvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, discusses how the nation is fostering an innovation-driven ec...
Interview with Maka Botchorishvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maka Botchorishvili, explores the country's strategic objectives, its role in the Middle Corridor and t...
Interview with Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze discusses Georgia's economic trajectory, infrastructure projects and growing partnership with ...