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
Reports & papers
“The Gulf Falcons Report”, prepared for the Abu Dhabi Finance Week, 14 Nov 2022
"The Gulf Falcons Report" (click to download) was prepared by Nasser Saidi & Associates (commissioned by the Abu Dhabi Global...
15 November, 2022
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 23 Sep 2021: UAE’s growth forecasts rebound in 2021 & 2022
Weekly Insights 23 Sep 2021: UAE’s growth forecasts rebound in 2021 & 2022 1 UAE expected to grow by 21% this year...
23 September, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 1 Sep 2021: Thinking beyond the Expo 2020 Dubai
Weekly Insights 1 Sep 2021: Thinking beyond the Expo 2020 Dubai Dubai is gearing up for the Expo extravaganza, scheduled to...
1 September, 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 29 Jul 2021: Global growth & inflation outlook + credit & inflation (GCC/ UAE)
Weekly Insights 29 Jul 2021: Global growth & inflation outlook + credit & inflation (GCC/ UAE) 1 Global growth forecast...
29 July, 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 11 Mar 2021: Will removing legal & regulatory barriers reduce MENA’s yawning gender gap?
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Chart 1 MENA & OECD high-income economies reformed the most...
11 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 18 Feb 2021: The GCC Labour Market & Remittances – A Forward-looking Viewpoint
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here It is no secret that the GCC is home to one of the largest migrant...
18 February, 2021
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 11 Feb 2021: Will Accelerated Vaccine Distribution Catapult UAE to Faster Economic Growth?
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here The UAE has seen a surge in Covid19 cases recently, touching a...
11 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 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
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 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
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 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 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 19 Nov 2020: Knowledge-based human capital to drive UAE’s diversification efforts
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Knowledge-based human capital to drive the next phase of UAE’s...
19 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
Events & Publications
Panelist at the IMF’s MENA Conference "Coping With Covid19", 27 Oct 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi participated as a panelist at the IMF's event related to the Regional Economic Outlook report for the Middle East...
28 October, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 29 Sep 2020: Supporting the recovery of UAE’s private sector (focus on SME finance)
[This is an edited version of the post issued originally on 29th Sep; Table 1 & related text have been updated] Supporting...
29 September, 2020
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 14 Sep 2020: A Balance Act as UAE remains open amid Covid19 surge
Charts of the Week: This is a crucial period for GCC, including the UAE How can one decide on the balance between reopening the...
14 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
Economic commentary
Weekly Insights 20 Jul 2020: UAE, Covid19 & economic activity after re-opening post-lockdown
UAE, Covid19 & economic activity after re-opening post-lockdown With UAE easing restrictions imposed due to the Covid19...
20 July, 2020
Events & Publications
Panelist at the launch of IMF's MENA Regional Economic Outlook, 27 Apr 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi participated as a panelist at the IMF's launch of the Regional Economic Outlook report for the Middle East and...
28 April, 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
"The Role of Boards in Promoting Good Corporate Governance", Presentation to boards of UAE’s listed companies, Feb 2019
Dr Nasser Saidi presented "The Role of Boards in Promoting Good Corporate Governance" to the chairmen and board members of UAE's...
9 February, 2019
Events & Publications
"The Fintech Challenge: Transforming Banking, Finance, Payments & Central Banking", Presentation to the UAE Central Bank, 20 Nov 2018
Dr Saidi provided a keynote address on "The Fintech Challenge: Transforming Banking, Finance, Payments & Central Banking" to...
23 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
