Business Extra: UAE employees confident in the future of work

A survey of thousands of professionals and employers in the region shows that almost all are optimistic about their careers amid shifts in technology and types of jobs

Nine out of 10 professionals in the UAE feel upbeat about the future of work but how optimistic should you be about your own career prospects in a fast changing world?

Nine in ten professionals feel confident and excited about the future of work in the UAE. Getty Images

Majority of UAE professionals optimistic about the 'future of work'

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Mustafa Alrawi, assistant editor in chief, and Kelsey Warner and Chris Nelson, assistant business editors discuss the state of the workplace and how technological trends are changing the nature of jobs and employers' attitudes for the better.

Also we discuss the tie-up between DP World and Zhejiang China Commodity City Group Company to build a smart free zone marketplace at Jebel Ali, as well as the broader implications of the volatility caused to global markets by the US-China trade war.

In this episode:

- Headlines (0m 38s)

- DP World (1m 21s)

- US-China trade (4m 37s)

- Future of work (11m 56s)