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Forbes Middle East Cast: The Shock That Could Break the Global Economy With Dr. Nasser Saidi, 24 Apr 2026
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Interview with Al Arabiya Business on the IMF’s forecasts for MENA/GCC, 15 Apr 2026
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Interview with CNBC on Lebanon, following ceasefire announcement, 17 Apr 2026
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Interview with CNN Business Arabic on the ceasefire announcement & impacts, 9 Apr 2026
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“War: Reconfiguring the Energy & Water Landscape”, Oped for the Clean Energy Business Council, 3 Apr 2026
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Comments on Dubai’s AED 1bn stimulus for the private sector in Gulf News, 3 Apr 2026
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Interview with Al Arabiya Business on the Fed’s rate decision in the backdrop of the Iran war, 18 Mar 2026
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Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East & Africa Interview, 11 Mar 2026
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Interview with Al Arabiya Business on the weaponisation of the dollar, 19 Feb 2026
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“Weaponisation of the dollar marks the end of an era”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 17 Feb 2026
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Interview with Dubai TV (Arabic) on DIFC’s planned strategic expansion & findings of the Global EDI, 16 Feb 2026
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“Digital remittances will unlock financial inclusion in the Middle East”, Oped in The National, 21 Jan 2026
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Interview with Al Arabiya on macroeconomic outlook & financial markets, 15 Jan 2026
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Interview with Al Arabiya on the Fed’s rate cut in Dec ’25, 11 Dec 2025
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“The 3S axis: Syria, Saudi Arabia and the SilkLink revolution”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 2 Dec 2025
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Interview with Al Arabiya on the Fed’s second rate cut in ’25, 29 Oct 2025
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Op-ed in CNN Business Arabic on the Fed’s monetary policy move & effect on the GCC, 28 Oct 2025
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“Whoever controls digital currency will direct the future of money”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 18 Sep 2025
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Interview with Al Arabiya on the Fed rate cut, 17 Sep 2025
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Bloomberg’s Horizons Middle East & Africa Interview, 28 Aug 2025
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Comments on Egypt’s interest rate cut in Reuters, 29 Aug 2025
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Interview with Al Arabiya on the Fed, Powell’s speech & way forward, 24 Aug 2025
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Comments on China-UAE relations & the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, 11 Aug 2025
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Interview with Al Arabiya on US economic developments & trade negotiations, 29 Jul 2025
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“Syria at the crossroads: From sanctions and collapse to redevelopment and reintegration”, Oped in The National, 18 July 2025
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“Tariffs, Taco and Cepas: diverging trade paths in a fragmenting world”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 17 July 2025
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Interview with CNBC on geopolitical tensions in the Middle East (including Israel’s airstrikes on Syria), 17 Jul 2025
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Interview with BBC’s World Business Report on World Bank’s $250mn funding to Lebanon, 26 Jun 2025
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Radio interview with Dubai Eye’s Business Breakfast on UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Trade & Economic Outlook, 23 Jun 2025
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Interview with Al Arabiya on Israel-Iran war, costs, global & regional implications, 16 Jun 2025
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Interview with Al Arabiya on the EUR & CNY as potential alternatives to the dollar, 27 May 2025
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Interview with Al Arabiya (Arabic) on the Trump’s tariffs & US expectations of an industrial resurgence, 30 Apr 2025
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“Trumponomics, tariffs and the global flight from the US”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 28 Apr 2025
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“Lebanon at a crossroads: Reform or decay ahead?”, Oped in The National, 9 Apr 2025
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Interview with Al Arabiya (Arabic) on the Trump’s reciprocal tariffs announcement, 6 Apr 2025
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Interview with Dubai TV (Arabic) on US reciprocal tariffs “Between Great Ambitions and Disappointing Results”, 5 Apr 2025
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Interview with BBC’s World Business Report on IMF’s recent visit to Lebanon and need for comprehensive reforms, 14 Mar 2025
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Interview with Al Arabiya (Arabic) on the Trump’s tariffs, 13 Mar 2025
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“China’s Rapidly Rising Innovation Capacity – Interview with Nasser Saidi” in The People’s Daily, 5 Mar 2025
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“AI, geopolitics and the Mena opportunity”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 27 Feb 2025
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Interview with Al Arabiya (Arabic) on the Global Economic Diversification Index, 17 Feb 2025
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