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
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 26 Nov 2020: UAE needs to attract FDI into viable, sustainable economic diversification sectors & projects
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here UAE needs to attract FDI into viable, sustainable economic...
26 November, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 11 Nov 2020: PMIs & Recovery (?) Indicators in the Middle East/ GCC
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here PMIs & Recovery () Indicators in the Middle East/ GCC: A...
12 November, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 4 Nov 2020: Rising budget deficits & debt levels in the Middle East/ GCC Require Sustained Fiscal Adjustment
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here As the world awaits results of the US election, oil prices have settled...
4 November, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 28 Oct 2020: US Presidential elections & impact on the Middle East/ GCC
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here FiveThirtyEight, in its extensive analysis and simulations, favours...
28 October, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 20 Oct 2020: Expect a Protracted Economic Recovery in Middle East/ GCC
Download a PDF copy of this week’s economic commentary here Fig 1 Global Economic Growth to decline by 44% this year, before...
20 October, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 13 Oct 2020: PMIs, Mobility & Economic Recovery
Download a PDF copy of this week’s economic commentary here 1Global PMIs, shipping & trade PMIs across the globe were...
13 October, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 6 Oct 2020: Economic activity in Bahrain & Saudi Arabia
Charts of the Week: Last week, both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia released Q2 GDP numbers: as expected, overall growth contracted,...
6 October, 2020
