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Weekly Economic Commentary – Mar 20, 2023
Markets The upheaval in the banking sector, contagion and spill-over effects were the main reason for dismal equities...
20 March, 2023
Events & Publications
Weekly Insights 17 Mar 2023: GCC posted spectacular fiscal surpluses in 2022, but likely to taper in 2023
Saudi inflation Fiscal surpluses in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight...
17 March, 2023
TV & Radio
Interview with BBC’s World Business Report on Lebanon’s banking sector, 15 Mar 2023
In an interview with BBC's World Business Report, Dr Nasser Saidi offered his insights and assessment on what's happening in...
16 March, 2023
TV & Radio
Interview with Al Arabiya (Arabic) on the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, 13 Mar 2023
In this interview with Al Arabiya aired on 13th Mar 2023, Dr Nasser Saidi discusses the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and...
14 March, 2023
Events & Publications
Weekly Economic Commentary – Mar 13, 2023
Markets Last week ended with the failure of start-up focused lender SVB Financial Group, the largest bank to fail since the 2008...
13 March, 2023
Events & Publications
Weekly Insights 10 Mar 2023: Global Trade Slows but Economic Activity Ticks Up in the Middle East
Middle East PMIs Saudi GDP & manufacturing Global trade & transport Download a PDF copy of this week’s...
10 March, 2023