About Nasser Saidi & Associates

Established in 2012, we provide economic advisory and business consultancy services to a diverse range of stakeholders in the Middle East and North Africa region ranging from the public sector and private sector, government related enterprises, banks and financial institutions as well as Central Banks and Regulators of the banking and financial system.

News, articles and publications

Events & Publications

Fed Cut Reverberates Globally & Middle East Markets Ride the Wave, Weekly Economic Commentary, 22 Sep 2025

Download a PDF copy of the weekly economic commentary here Markets Among major markets, US equities gained last week, thanks to...
22 September, 2025

Events & Publications

Rising GCC Debt Levels, Weekly Insights 19 Sep 2025

Debt in the GCC UAE H1 monetary stats Saudi inflation GCC Treasury holdings & gold  Download a PDF copy of this...
19 September, 2025

Articles Posts & Op-eds

“Whoever controls digital currency will direct the future of money”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 18 Sep 2025

The opinion piece titled "Whoever controls digital currency will direct the future of money" was published in Arabian Gulf...
19 September, 2025

TV & Radio

Interview with Al Arabiya on the Fed rate cut, 17 Sep 2025

  In this TV interview with Al Arabiya aired on 17th September 2025, Dr Nasser Saidi spoke about the Fed's rate cut and...
18 September, 2025

Events & Publications

Will Central Banks move to Reflect (Mixed) Macro Signals? Fed under pressure. Weekly Economic Commentary, 15 Sep 2025

Download a PDF copy of the weekly economic commentary here Markets Major global equity indices ended on a positive note last...
15 September, 2025

Events & Publications

Growth Engines in Gear: PMIs Rise, Investment Grows, and Non-Oil Sectors Lead, Weekly Insights 12 Sep 2025

Middle East PMIs Saudi GDP, IP & FDI UAE GDP  Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Growth...
12 September, 2025
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Recent & Upcoming Events

March 11 Panelist at AGSIW event “Digitalization, Growth, and Diversification in the Gulf” (online)
March 6 Speaker at Chatham House event on Lebanon (online)
February 24 Speaker at The Board Leadership Forum (online)
February 11 Fireside keynote interview at AVCJ Private Equity Forum Abu Dhabi 2025 (Abu Dhabi)
February 10 Panel discussion at The Investment Conference 2025 (Kuwait)