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Apr 18: Opening Keynote speaker at the Corporate Counsel Middle East Forum (Dubai)
Mar 26: Closing Keynote address at the Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East conference (Dubai)
Mar 8-9: Participant at the 5th edition of the Aspen Institute-Chatham House conference “Assessing risk: business in global disorder” (Venice)
Mar 1-3: Speaker at the “GCC Economies in Transition: Current Challenges and Future Prospects” conference organised by The Hollings Center for International Dialogue (Muscat)
Feb 27: Lecture on InsurTech at the Institut Supérieur des Sciences de l’Assurance USJ (Beirut)
Feb 26: Guest speaker “AI, Digital Revolution & Impact on the Economy” at a conference organised by the Order of Engineers & Architects (Beirut)
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The MENA-OECD Working Group on Investment and Trade‘s 2018 meeting was... Read More
Dr. Nasser Saidi participated in the Talk-Debate “Africa in the... Read MoreIn the Media
Dr. Nasser Saidi’s comments on the $50 billion economic stimulus package unveiled at the Peace to Prosperity workshop (held in Bahrain) in the article “Why the Palestinian economy urgently needs a stimulus” published by Arab News on 26th June 2019. The full article can be accessed at: http://www.arabnews.com/node/1516196/middle-east Comment are posted below: Eminent Middle East economist Nasser Saidi told Arab News: “The distortions of the Israeli occupation — the barriers and obstacles — have led to a lack of infrastructure and increasing the cost of doing business.” He added: “A lot of these were put there in the name of security, but many of them are unnecessary. If you want to... Read More
In the 29th May, 2019 edition of Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East, Dr. Nasser Saidi talks to Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny on the Tadawul’s inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets index and the UAE central bank’s growth forecasts. Watch the interview below (Dr. Nasser Saidi speaks from 35:00 to 41:00) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-05-29/bloomberg-daybreak-middle-east-full-show-05-29-2019-video
Dr. Nasser Saidi’s comments on Saudi Arabia’s long-term residency plan to expatriates appeared in the article “Saudi Arabia Says Landmark Residency Plan Will Bolster Economy” published on Bloomberg on 15th May 2019. The full article can be accessed at: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-15/saudis-offer-permanent-residency-to-some-expats-in-landmark-move Comment are posted below: Saudi Arabia approved a program that offers permanent residency for some foreigners to attract investments, the latest sign of how the quest for non-oil revenue is prompting Gulf Arab countries to rethink the role of expats in their societies. The system is a “step in the right direction” but not a “permanent solution,” said Nasser Saidi, president of Nasser Saidi & Associates and former chief economist at... Read More
In the 5th May, 2019 edition of Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East, Dr. Nasser Saidi talks to Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny on the Fed’s next policy move, views on the US-China trade and economic wars in the backdrop of upcoming elections as well as whether the UK was headed towards a second referendum. Watch the interview below (Dr. Nasser Saidi speaks from 06:31 to 23:10) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-05-05/bloomberg-daybreak-middle-east-full-show-05-05-2019-video In the 22nd Apr, 2019 edition of Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East, Dr. Nasser Saidi speaks to Yousef Gamal El-Din about Oman’s growth and risk outlook (following S&P’s downgrade) as well as Dubai’s growth prospects. Watch the interview on Oman below. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-04-22/oman-risks-descending-deeper-into-junk-video The original link to the full episode (Dr. Nasser Saidi speaks from 29:15 to 34:19): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-04-22/bloomberg-daybreak-middle-east-full-show-04-22-2019-video
