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
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 14 Oct 2021: Global divergence in growth predicted – can MENA cope?
Weekly Insights 14 Oct 2021: Global divergence in growth predicted - can MENA cope 1 The IMF expects global growth to...
14 October, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 7 Oct 2021: Moving Towards Gradual Economic Recovery in the GCC
Weekly Insights 7 Oct 2021: Moving Towards Gradual Economic Recovery in the GCC 1 UAE’s debut federal debt to support and...
7 October, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 30 Sep 2021: Headwinds to Recovery in Global Trade
Weekly Insights 30 Sep 2021: Headwinds to Recovery in Global Trade 1 Global services trade has been lagging goods trade, still...
30 September, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 16 Sep 2021: Saudi Arabia’s economic activity picks up pace
Weekly Insights 16 Sep 2021: Saudi Arabia’s economic activity picks up pace 1 Saudi Arabia grows at 18% yoy in Q2, with the...
16 September, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 19 Aug 2021: Charts on Global Trade Recovery + Tourism in the Middle East + Fiscal deficits in Bahrain & Kuwait + Consumer & Producer Prices in Saudi Arabia
Weekly Insights 19 Aug 2021: Charts of the Week (Global Trade Recovery + Middle East’s Tourism Indicators + Fiscal deficits in...
19 August, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 5 Aug 2021: Domestic Demand Drives Economic Recovery in Saudi Arabia & UAE +“Tanker Tensions”
Weekly Insights 5 Aug 2021: Domestic Demand Drives Economic Recovery in Saudi Arabia & UAE +“Tanker Tensions” 1 UAE...
5 August, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 15 Jul 2021: Covid19 cases, vaccination & beyond (MENA & UAE) + Saudi-Omani cooperation
Weekly Insights 15 Jul 2021: Covid19 cases, vaccination & beyond (MENA & UAE) + Saudi-Omani cooperation 1 Covid19...
15 July, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 8 Jul 2021: Diverging PMI readings, Saudi’s new import rules & Oman’s IMF TA request
Weekly Insights 8 Jul 2021: Diverging PMI readings, Saudi’s new import rules & Oman’s IMF TA request 1 Global...
8 July, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 1 Jul 2021: State of the UAE & Saudi Arabia economies
State of the UAE & Saudi Arabia economies: a peek into the latest macroeconomic data (GDP, Fiscal, Money & Credit,...
1 July, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 6 May 2021: What do PMIs, Consumer Spending & Domestic Credit Tell us about Economic Activity?
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here 1 Manufacturing PMI rises globally; but, widespread vaccination...
6 May, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 1 Apr 2021: Reforms ramping up as GCC nations plan recovery in a post-Covid world
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Chart 1 Saudi Arabia’s Shareek investment package to...
1 April, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 18 Mar 2021: Macroeconomic Updates on Lebanon, Saudi Arabia & the UAE
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Chart 1 Lebanon: Cascading Collapses According to the...
18 March, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 4 Mar 2021: Are economic activity indicators in UAE & Saudi Arabia moderating, à la PMI?
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Chart 1 Will vaccines give a jab to growth PMI readings...
5 March, 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 7 Jan 2021: UAE’s silver linings – has the country turned a corner?
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here 1 Heatmap of Manufacturing/ non-oil private sector PMIs PMIs...
7 January, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 23 Dec 2020: V or W-shaped recovery? Surge in Covid19 cases & new strain to dampen growth in Q4
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Chart 1: Uncertainty in the time of Covid19 Both Economic...
23 December, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 17 Dec 2020: Green shoots (of recovery) in the UAE & Takeaways from Saudi 2021 Budget
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Chart 1: PMIs in UAE/ Dubai remain below-50 for the 2nd...
17 December, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 10 Dec 2020: Vaccine Exuberance, PMIs and Indicators of Economic Activity
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Chart 1: PMIs in the...
10 December, 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 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
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 22 Sep 2020: Looking beyond Saudi inflation & oil exports
Charts of the Week: Saudi inflation numbers (consumer & wholesale prices) show the impact of the tripling of VAT For now, a...
22 September, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 7 Sep 2020: Businesses, Credit & Economic Activity in UAE & KSA
Charts of the Week: As manufacturing PMIs touch new highs in Aug, services PMI stalls Regional activity is at odds with global...
7 September, 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
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 27 Jul 2020: Charts on the spread of Covid19 in the GCC + Global trade
Charts of the Week 1 Spread of Covid19 in the GCC Most GCC nations have begun a phased re-opening of their economies after being...
27 July, 2020
Events & Publications
"Whither Saudi Arabia & the GCC? Challenges & Opportunities": Opening Keynote at the the Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Saudi Arabia, 19 Nov 2019
Dr Nasser Saidi presented the opening keynote at the Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Saudi Arabia event held in Riyadh on 19th Nov...
24 November, 2019
Events & Publications
Panelist at the launch of IMF’s MENA Regional Economic Outlook, 28 Oct 2019
Dr Nasser Saidi participated as a panelist at the IMF's launch of the Regional Economic Outlook report for the Middle East and...
1 November, 2019
Events & Publications
Introductory remarks at CEBC’s "ESCO Market in MENA: Challenges vs Opportunities" event, 15 Sep 2019
Dr Nasser Saidi, in his role as the Chairman of the regional Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC), provided the introductory...
18 September, 2019
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
