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

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 14 Jan 2021: Trade, Tourism & the Global Vaccination Drive

Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here   1 Trade recovers in Q3; services trade lags WTO’s latest Q3...
14 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

Events & Publications

“Is the Middle East Ready for China?”, Presentation at NUS Middle East Institute Annual conference, Feb 11-12 2019

Dr Nasser Saidi participated in the National University of Singapore(NUS)'s Middle East Institute's annual conference held in...
14 February, 2019

Events & Publications

"The Coming Chinese Century: Building a Strategic Alliance between the UAE Falcon & the Chinese Dragon", Presentation to the Ajman Executive Council, 18 Sep 2018

Dr Nasser Saidi delivered a presentation titled "The Coming Chinese Century: Building a Strategic Alliance between the UAE Falcon...
19 September, 2018