Events & Publications
“Regionalised Globalisation & Building Markets to Overcome Disruptions”: Presentation at the DIFC’s “The Pursuit of Alpha” event, 21 Feb 2024
Dr Nasser Saidi's joined as a keynote speaker presenting on "Regionalised Globalisation & Building Markets to Overcome...
25 February, 2024
Events & Publications
“IMF Report Launch 2024: Economic Prospects and Policy Challenges for the GCC Countries”, Panel Discussion, AGSIW webinar, 17 Jan 2024
Dr Nasser Saidi participated in the panel discussion hosted by the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW) related to...
20 January, 2024
Events & Publications
“The Middle East in a fragmented multi-polar world”: Presentation at the 19th Korea Middle East Cooperation Forum, 6 Nov 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi joined a panel discussion titled "Future Prospects for Korea and the Middle East", after presenting on the topic...
10 November, 2023
Events & Publications
“State and Future of the GCC Economies: A Story of Transformation”, Presentation to the International Jurists, 20 Oct 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi was invited as a keynote speaker at a meeting of the International Jurists held in Dubai on 20th October...
21 October, 2023
Events & Publications
“Global Macroeconomic Developments: Impact on Travel & Tourism / MICE”, Presentation at the Abu Dhabi Business Events Forum, 26 Sep 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi was invited to join as a guest speaker at the Abu Dhabi Business Events Forum held in Abu Dhabi on 26th September...
28 September, 2023
Events & Publications
“China-GCC FTA Negotiations and Prospects for Broader Economic Collaboration”, Panel Discussion, AGSIW webinar, 5 Apr 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi participated in the panel discussion hosted by the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW) titled...
6 April, 2023
Events & Publications
“China and the Middle East”: Dr. Nasser Saidi’s fireside chat at the UBS Greater China Conference, Jan 2023
Dr Saidi participated as a keynote speaker in the UBS’s annual flagship event, the 23rd edition of which took place in January...
21 March, 2023
Events & Publications
Impact on Trade with Middle East as a New Arena for Asian Competition (?), Panel Discussion at the MEI NUS Annual Conference, 18 May 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi joined a panel discussion online titled "Impact on Trade" within the wider context of "Middle East: A New Arena...
24 May, 2022
Events & Publications
“Landscape of Low-Carbon Hydrogen Market: a MENA perspective”, Keynote address at the “Canada Advancing Clean Energy” event in Abu Dhabi, 19 Jan 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC), gave an opening keynote titled...
22 January, 2022
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 9 Sep 2021: Global inflation – transitory or persistent? How will MENA / GCC cope?
Weekly Insights 9 Sep 2021: Global inflation - transitory or persistent How will MENA / GCC cope Inflation (both consumer and...
9 September, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 29 Apr 2021: India’s exponential rise in Covid19 cases – spillovers into the UAE?
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here 1 As cases continue to surge in India, pace of global recovery comes...
29 April, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 22 Apr 2021: GCC: Oil-dependence & Path to Climate Resilience
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here 1 Oman: 4th GCC nation to implement VAT Oman introduced 5% VAT on...
22 April, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 15 Apr 2021: Will Middle East’s growth prospects be vulnerable to external debt levels & limited fiscal room?
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here The IMF issued its latest Regional Economic Outlook for the...
15 April, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 25 Feb 2021: Rising global food prices amid supply chain disruptions & impact on import-dependent dollar-pegged GCC nations
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Chart 1 PMIs indicate rising manufacturing activity vs...
25 February, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 4 Feb 2021: A Covid19 Balancing Act – Cases, Vaccinations & Economic Activity
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here 1 Covid19 cases rise in the Middle East & so do...
4 February, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 28 Jan 2021
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here 1 Global Recovery in 2021, albeit divergent & uncertain...
28 January, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 21 Jan 2021: Uncertainty & Risks on one hand and Vaccinations on the other
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here 1 Global Uncertainty Drops, but Economic Policy Uncertainty...
21 January, 2021
Events & Publications
"A COVID-19-induced macroeconomic overview of the GCC", Keynote presentation at Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Middle East, 8 Dec 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi, a keynote speaker at the latest Bonds, Loans and Sukuk Middle East event, held virtually on 8-9 Dec 2020,...
13 December, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 10 Aug 2020: Lebanon's way forward, PMIs & Mobility, Saudi monetary statistics, Arab FDI
The Beirut blast and its recovery/ reconstruction dominate news in the Middle East Our take on the path for Lebanon’s economic...
10 August, 2020
Events & Publications
"Low Oil Prices, Coronavirus, and the Future of Gulf Economies", Panel Discussion, AGSIW webinar, 7 Apr 2020
Titled "Low Oil Prices, Coronavirus, and the Future of Gulf Economies", this panel discussion was held by the Arab Gulf States...
9 April, 2020
Events & Publications
"Climate & Financial Stability are Interdependent Public Goods", Keynote Presentation at CEBC's "Landscape of Sustainable Finance" event, 2 Mar 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi presented an opening keynote, titled "Climate & Financial Stability are Interdependent Public Goods", at the...
4 March, 2020
Events & Publications
"MENA Corporate Governance: a steep path to improvement & reform", Presentation at the Oman Center for Governance and Sustainability Annual Corporate Governance conference, 5 Dec 2019
Dr Nasser Saidi participated as a speaker at the the Oman Center for Governance and Sustainability's annual Corporate Governance...
15 December, 2019
Events & Publications
"Managing in an Increasingly Turbulent Geopolitical Climate", Opening Keynote at the Corporate Counsel Middle East Forum, 18 Apr 2019
Dr Nasser Saidi gave the opening keynote presentation titled "Managing in an Increasingly Turbulent Geopolitical Climate" at...
21 April, 2019
Reports & papers
Trends in trade and investment policies in the MENA region: Policy Brief prepared for the OECD MENA-OECD Working Group on Investment and Trade, Nov 2018
The MENA-OECD Working Group on Investment and Trade's 2018 meeting was held in Dead Sea, Jordan on 27-28 Nov, 2018...
29 November, 2018
Events & Publications
"Markets, Oil & Trade Wars: Choppy Waters Ahead for the GCC", Presentation at the Institutional Investor Middle East Global Private Markets Forum, 18 Sep 2018
Dr Nasser Saidi gave a closing keynote presentation titled "Markets, Oil & Trade Wars: Choppy Waters Ahead for the GCC" at...
19 September, 2018
Events & Publications
“Building Blocks For Effective Corporate Debt Management”, Keynote Address at the Corporate Restructuring Summit 2018, 5 Sep 2018
Dr Nasser Saidi was one of the opening keynote speakers at Corporate Restructuring Summit 2018 held in Dubai on September...
8 September, 2018
Reports & papers
White Paper on "Taxation, Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products and Finance of Terrorism in the Middle East"
The Executive Summary of the White Paper titled "Taxation, Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products and Finance of Terrorism in the...
27 July, 2015
Reports & papers
The Redback Cometh: Renminbi Internationalization and What to Do About it
DIFC Economic Note 18, The Redback Cometh Renminbi Internationalisation & What to do about it, analyses the growing...
14 December, 2011
