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 8 Apr 2021: Risks to the Rosy Outlook as World Recovery Seemingly Accelerates
Download a PDF copy of this week’s insight piece here Chart 1 Inspite of battling new Covid19 restrictions, PMIs run...
8 April, 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 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
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
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
Events & Publications
"Post-Coronavirus Economy: Trajectories of Global Order": Panelist at Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate, 11 Nov 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi joined as a panelist in the session titled "Post-Coronavirus Economy: Trajectories of Global Order", at the...
12 November, 2020
