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they are all owned by billionaire mohammed alabbar.is investments have become iconic landmarks and he has diversified in hospitality, retail, and e-commerce. he was named the most influential man in dubai and consistently ranks among the top five most powerful arab leaders. it is not all business all the time. he is also a sportsman, an active member of the emirates horseracing community. today, we meet mohammed alabbar, the founder and chairman of emaar properties. thank you so much for joining us. you have really built a conglomerate. you have built a company that has multiple interests, muliple units, multiple portfolios, did you diversify because you saw opportunity, or because you had to? mohamed: we all look at opportunities where we don't have to do anything. looking at the middle east and the industries that i went into, with my team, i think we saw amazing opportunities in the middle east and sectors. i am glad that even though we had difficult years, the past two years have been difficult for us, still these businesses are op

francine: mohamed alabbar, thank you so much for joining us. ourse the chairman and founder of emaar properties. mohamed: thank you so much. francine: thank you. ♪ ♪ taylor: coming up on "bloomberg best," the banks wrapping up record profits. new nominations continue to fill out the powell fed, a meeting in mar-a-lago is one of many geopolitical matters moving markets. >> there is a lot of frustration. >> it is a meeting that isn't going to be fruitful, we aren't going to go. taylor: south africa's new president speaks about his nation's financial future. >> the reforms that will lead to south africa becoming more attractive than it is.

they are all owned by billionaire mohammed alabbar. his investments have become iconic landmarks and he has diversified in hospitality, retail, and e-commerce. he was named the most influential man in dubai and consistently ranks among the top five most powerful arab leaders. it is not all business all the time. he is also a sportsman, an active member of the horseracing community. today, we meet mohammed alabbar, the founder and chairman of emaar properties. thank you so much for joining us. you have really built a conglomerate. you have built a company that has multiple interests, portfolios, did you diversify because you saw opportunity, or because you had to? mohamed: we all look at opportunities where we don't have to do anything. looking at the middle east and the industries that i went into, i think we saw amazing opportunities in the middle east and sectors. i am glad that even though we had difficult years, still these businesses are operating well. differently it is paste on -- based on opportunity sectors. francine: where do

francine: mohamed alabbar, thank you so much for joining us. ourse the chairman and founder of emaar properties. mohamed: thank you so much. francine: thank you. ♪ ♪ juliette: coming up on "bloomberg best," stories that shaped the week in business around the world. volatility in geopolitics. investors weigh risks as global leaders weigh action. >> xi jinping puts it on the table. >> ryan's departure is what i would like to call an expected shock. >> it is a dangerous game of one-upsmanship. there is also a heavy risk of escalation. juliette: deutsche bank and volkswagen make changes at the top while mark zuckerberg gets grilled on capitol hill. >> i think he had an easier time and he was expecting to have. juliette: the march minutes open a window onto jay powell's first fed meeting. and an exclusive conversation with robert kaplan shares more

francine: mohamed alabbar, thank you so much for joining us. of course, the chairman and founder of emaar properties. mr. alabbar: thank you. ♪ >> asia-pacific stocks mixed. hawkish tone coming out of the fed, president trump wrapping them up with a dramatic warning about syria. threatening missiles. oil has its highest for three years. concerns of u.s. military action that might hit supplies. in hong kong i am rishaad. haidi: hong kong dollar touches the weekend of its range this is "bloomberg markets: asia ." ♪ haidi: we have bank of korea's staying on hold. inflation is going nowhere. getting some of the breaking news through from policymakers. bank of korea's thing you will come in lower than the previous productions -- projections of 1.7%. it will stay in the mid-1% range. theth could be a mine with previous 3% projection spare. also just making some remarks about the implications potentially of trade tensions, lower inflation for longer. we have thee expectations that will my be going anywhere in terms of that rate decision going into the

francine: mohamed alabbar thank you so much for joining us.. ♪ ♪ >> coming up on "bloomberg best," the stories that shaped the week in business around the world. geopolitics. investors weigh risk as global leaders way actions. >> it puts it on the table>>. >> his departure is what i like to call unexpected shot. >> it is a dangerous game of one-upsmanship. there is a heavy risk of escalation. >> deutsche bank and volkswagen make changes while mark zuckerberg gets grilled on capitol hill. >> he had an easier time than he was expecting. >> the march minutes open a window to jay powell's first fed meeting. and axis

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