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  • WHO WE ARE
    About Nasser Saidi
    10 Aug 2015
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    Founder and President of Nasser Saidi & Associates and Former Chief Economist and Head of External Relations at the DIFC Authority and Executive Director of Hawkamah, The Institute for Corporate Governance and Mudara Institute of Directors Dr. Nasser H. Saidi is the former Chief Economist and...
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  • WHO WE ARE
    About us
    10 Aug 2015
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    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...
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Recent & Upcoming Events

Apr 27-28: Institute for Integrated Transitions (IFIT) Global Strategy Meeting (Dublin)

Mar 24: Moderator, “Global Leaders Debate – Investing for the Future: Shaping Global Investment Strategies”, Annual Investment Meeting 2020 (Dubai)

Mar 6-7: Aspen Institute-Chatham House conference “Assessing risk: business in global disorder” (Venice)

Mar 3: Speaker in the Opening Panel Session of Middle East Energy 2020 (Dubai)

Mar 2: Opening keynote at the Clean Energy Business Council’s Climate Finance event (Dubai)

Dec 5: Speaker and panelist at the Oman Centre for Governance and Sustainability (OCGS) Annual Corporate Governance Conference (Muscat)

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  • Radio interview with Dubai Eye’s Busine...

    Dr. Nasser Saidi spoke with Dubai Eye’s Business Breakfast team on various topics ranging from the UK’s new finance minister to Lebanon’s ongoing economic worries and also corporate governance issues given recent UAE equity-related news. Listen to the full radio interview at https://omny.fm/shows/businessbreakfast/nasser-saidi-associates-18-02-2020

  • Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 16 Feb 2020

    In the February 16th, 2020 edition of Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East, Dr. Nasser Saidi speaks to Yousef Gamal el-din on a wide range of topics including the economic impact from the coronavirus, global economy and market performance. Watch the interview below. The original link to the full episode (Dr. Nasser Saidi joins from 05:00): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-02-16/-bloomberg-daybreak-middle-east-full-show-02-16-2020-video

  • Comments on UAE’s gas discovery in The National, 7 Feb 2020

    Dr. Nasser Saidi’s comments on the UAE’s discovery of 80 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves in Jebel Ali is part of the article titled “Jebel Ali gas discovery could end Dubai’s LNG imports by 2025” published by The National on 7th February 2020. The full article can be accessed at: https://www.thenational.ae/business/energy/jebel-ali-gas-discovery-could-end-dubai-s-lng-imports-by-2025-1.974897   The comments are posted below: The gas finds increase “the need for integration of energy infrastructure in the UAE when you have got Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi making these discoveries”, said Nasser Saidi of economic advisory company, Nasser Saidi & Associates. With possible room for exports from abundant reserves, there is also a greater impetus towards developing...
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  • “Capital Controls and the Stabilization...

    The article titled “Capital Controls and the Stabilization of the Lebanese Economy”, written by A Citizens’ Initiative for Lebanon was published on 5th January, 2020 in An Nahar and is also posted below. This note is the latest in a series of analysis by an independent group of citizens who met in their personal capacity in December 2019 to discuss the broad contours of Lebanon’s financial crisis and ways forward.   Capital Controls [1] and the Stabilization of the Lebanese Economy   Summary: In mid-October 2019, Lebanese banks shut down their branches, imposed informal capital controls and blocked depositors’ access to their deposits. These informal capital controls are unprecedented in Lebanese...
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  • Interview with Arab News on Lebanon’s economy, 5 Feb 2020

    Dr. Nasser Saidi was interviewed by Arab News on the state of the Lebanese economy: he provided his views on addressing the debt burden as well as financial support for the country. He states that a rescue package is needed ‘to restore confidence’ and kick-start major banking reforms. The article, titled “Former Lebanon economy chief in plea for $25bn bailout plan“, was published in Arab News on 5th Feb 2020 and is posted below.   Former Lebanon economy chief in plea for $25bn bailout plan A former Lebanese economy and trade minister has called for a second Paris summit to bail out the debt-ridden nation with financial support of up...
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