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

Trump’s Visit to the GCC: the Art of the Deal? How does this affect existing GCC-China links? Weekly Insights 16 May 2025

Trump's visit to the Middle East Kuwait GDP Saudi inflation & industrial production  Download a PDF copy of this...
16 May, 2025

Events & Publications

Trade Deals & a Truce: Steering through Global Uncertainty – Weekly Economic Commentary, 12 May 2025

Download a PDF copy of the weekly economic commentary here Markets This Monday morning, it was announced that US and China...
12 May, 2025

Events & Publications

Robust Tourism offsets PMI Slowdowns, amid Fiscal Strains in Q1 2025: Weekly Insights 9 May 2025

Middle East PMIs Saudi fiscal deficit UAE monetary stats Tourism in Dubai, Qatar & Oman MEA FDI in 2024  Download a...
9 May, 2025

Events & Publications

Markets energised on expectations of trade respite, but downside policy risks remain – Weekly Economic Commentary, 5 May 2025

Download a PDF copy of the weekly economic commentary here Markets Major equities markets rallied last week, with the S&P...
5 May, 2025

Events & Publications

Saudi Arabia: Growing and Resilient Despite Lower Oil Prices, Weekly Insights 2 May 2025

IMF MENA/ GCC forecasts Saudi GDP, monetary stats, FDI & trade  Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece...
3 May, 2025

TV & Radio

Interview with Al Arabiya (Arabic) on the Trump’s tariffs & US expectations of an industrial resurgence, 30 Apr 2025

  In this TV interview with Al Arabiya aired on 30th April 2025, Dr Nasser Saidi discussed Trump's reciprocal tariffs and...
1 May, 2025

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)