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Trump-Xi Meeting In Focus; Barclays CEO Exclusive; Horizons Middle East & Africa 10/27/2025
We're live in Riyadh this week for the Future Investment Initiative, with the world's top bankers, world leaders and executives gathering to explore the future of global investment; we speak exclusively to C.S. Venkatakrishnan, Barclays CEO. Plus, vote counting is underway in the Ivory Coast; President Alassane Ouattara is expected to win a fourth term after a disputed election that excluded key opposition figures. Guests on show include: Fatih Birol, Intl Energy Agency Executive Director; Ann Sebastian, Terebinth Capital Head of Equities; Samir Gadio, Standard Chartered Africa Strategy Head; C.S. Venkatakrishnan, Barclays CEO; and Dave Ernsberger, S&P Commodities Insights President.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:05:50 - US-China near trade deal
00:07:19 - Faith Birol, IAEA Executive Director
00:15:09 - Ann Sebastian, Terebinth Capital, Head of Equities
00:20:09 - Lee Jae Myung, South Korea President
00:31:00 - Ivory Coast vote counting underway
00:34:16 - Samir Gadio, Standard Chartered, Africa Strategy Head
00:53:00 - Cs Venkatakrishnan, Barclays CEO
01:08:31 - Trump wants Gulf countries to pay for Gaza rebuild
01:17:05 - US-China near trade deal as focus turns to Trump-Xi meeting
01:22:27 - Dave Ernsberger, S&P Commodities Insights, President
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Published Oct 27, 2025