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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 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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  • Comments on Saudi Arabia’s Long-term Residency plan in Bloomberg, 15 May 2019

    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...
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  • Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East Interview, 5 May 2019

    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

  • Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East Interview, 22 Apr 2019

    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

  • China-US Tensions, War with Iran Dominate Med...

    Dr. Nasser Saidi’s interview with Bonds & Loans, published in Apr 2019, titled “China-US Tensions, War with Iran Dominate Medium-Term GCC Risk Landscape” is posted below. The original can be accessed here.   Despite a positive macro outlook, a blend of rapidly rising regional tensions and an evolving trade dispute between China and the US will weigh more heavily than previously thought on the GCC’s economic prospects in the medium term, argues Dr. Nasser Saidi, Founder and President of Nasser Saidi & Associates and Lebanon’s former Minister of Economy. Bonds & Loans speaks with Dr. Saidi about the regional economic outlook, progress on fiscal reforms in the region, structural shifts...
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  • Comments on Bahrain’s economy in Devdiscourse, 18 Mar 2019

    Dr. Nasser Saidi’s comments on Bahrain appeared as part of the article “Bahrain economy recovers after bailout from Saudi, Kuwait, UAE” published on devdiscourse.com on 18th March 2019. The full article can be accessed at: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/447973-bahrain-economy-recovers-after-bailout-from-saudi-kuwait-uae Comment are posted below: Bahrain, which does not have the vast oil wealth of its neighbours, discovered a large oil and gas field off its west coast last year and is in talks with U.S. oil companies about developing it. The discovery could be an important source of revenue but its benefits are unlikely to materialise soon as converting the estimates to reserves is a costly and lengthy process. “It takes a minimum of four to...
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