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Comments on the war in Gaza in Arab News, Nov 19 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an Arab News article titled "Gaza war a threat to fragile world economy, analysts warn"...
20 November, 2023
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Dr. Saidi’s comments on Economic Diversification @ Korea-Middle East Cooperation Forum in Zawya, 9 Nov 2023
The article titled "Qatar, Gulf states shifting towards ‘Economic Diversification 20’" covers Dr Saidi's presentation &...
10 November, 2023
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Radio interview with Oryx Radio (in French) on the Korea-Middle East Forum and its importance, 6 Nov 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi gave an interview to Oryx Radio (in French) on the Korea-Middle East Forum and its importance given the...
10 November, 2023
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Comments on Lebanon & potential spillover from the Israel–Gaza war in The National, Oct 18 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an article in The National titled "Lebanon's economy could collapse completely if...
19 October, 2023
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Comments on the proposed India-Middle East-Europe trade corridor in The National, Sep 11 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an article in The National titled "Why new trade link between India, Middle East and...
12 September, 2023
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Comments on Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification in Arab News, Aug 26 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an Arab News article titled "Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification thrives amid global...
27 August, 2023
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Comments on Lebanon’s potential oil and gas finds in The National, Aug 25 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an article in The National titled "Lebanon 'years away' from realising benefits of...
26 August, 2023
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Comments on Saudi Arabia’s & UAE’s invitation to join the BRICS in AGBI & The National, Aug 24 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an article in AGBI titled "New Middle East members expand Brics reach" published on 24th...
25 August, 2023
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Comments on the delays in Lebanon’s reforms in The National, Aug 4 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an article in The National titled "Reform delays threaten to plunge Lebanon's...
5 August, 2023
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Comments on the landmark power project of GCC Interconnection Authority and Iraq in Arab News, Jun 24 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an Arab News article titled "Electrical transmission line connecting Afar in Saudi Arabia...
25 June, 2023
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Comments on UAE-Turkey CEPA in Zawya, 30 May 2023
Aathira Prasad's comments (posted below) on the prospects for UAE-Turkey CEPA in the backdrop of President Erdogan's election...
31 May, 2023
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Comments on UAE trade deals in Reuters, 25 May 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comment (posted below) on UAE's recent spate of trade deals appeared in the article titled "Analysis: UAE steps...
26 May, 2023
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“China and the Middle East”: Dr. Nasser Saidi’s fireside chat at the UBS Greater China Conference, Jan 2023
Dr Saidi participated as a keynote speaker in the UBS’s annual flagship event, the 23rd edition of which took place in January...
21 March, 2023
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Comments on Lebanon’s currency crash in Bloomberg, 2 Mar 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments on Lebanon's currency crisis appeared in the Bloomberg article titled "World’s Biggest Currency...
4 March, 2023
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Comments on Turkey’s economy in the aftermath of the earthquake, The National, 8 Feb 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments (posted below) on Turkey's economy in the aftermath of the earthquake, appeared in the article titled...
9 February, 2023
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Comments on China-GCC economic relations, The National, 3 Feb 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments (posted below) on the potential for the GCC-China Free Trade Agreement and beyond, appeared in the...
4 February, 2023
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Comments on Lebanon’s currency devaluation, FT, 1 Feb 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi commented on Lebanon's currency devaluation (to a new rate of L£15,000 from a fixed rate peg of L£1,507 to...
2 February, 2023
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Comments on Lebanon’s devaluation in Bloomberg, 1 Feb 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments on Lebanon's devaluation appeared in the Bloomberg article titled "Lebanon Devalues, Still Leaves...
2 February, 2023
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“Will the global economy escape recession?” Dr. Saidi on CNN Business Arabia’s podcast, Jan 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's was interviewed by CNN Business Arabia ahead of its launch in Jan 2023 In this podcast episode titled...
18 January, 2023
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Comments on Lebanon’s sharply falling tax revenues in L’Orient Today, 5 Jan 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments on Lebanon’s sharply falling tax revenues were published in L'Orient Today, as part of an article...
6 January, 2023
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Comments on Inflation in Syria and the collapsing pound in Associated Press, 5 Jan 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments on inflation in Syria and the collapsing pound were part of an Associated press article titled...
6 January, 2023
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‘Economic Diversification 2.0’: Steering the Gulf through the global economic crisis, Op-ed in The National, 15 Nov 2022
The op-ed by Dr Nasser Saidi and Aathira Prasad, titled "'Economic Diversification 20': Steering the Gulf through the global...
15 November, 2022
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Article in ArabicDr. Nasser Saidi’s views on capital controls in Lebanon, Al Joumhouria (Arabic), 10 Sep 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's view on capital controls in Lebanon was published as an article titled "الكابيتال كونترول...
11 September, 2022
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Comments on “Was Lebanon the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme?” in Arab News, Aug 9 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an Arab News article titled "Was Lebanon the world’s biggest Ponzi scheme" published on...
10 August, 2022
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Comments in the Economist’s article “An oil windfall offers Gulf states one last chance to splurge”, 7 Aug 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in The Economist's article titled "An oil windfall offers Gulf states one last chance to...
8 August, 2022
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Radio interview with Dubai Eye’s Business Breakfast on Biden’s visit to the Middle East, 13 July 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi spoke with Dubai Eye’s Business Breakfast team on 13th July 2022 regarding US President Biden's visit...
14 July, 2022
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Comments in The Banker article “Lebanese Financial Crisis Drags On”, Jul 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi comments on the ongoing economic and financial crisis in Lebanon appeared in the July 2022 edition of The Banker,...
5 July, 2022
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Comments on Lebanon’s risk of spiralling into runaway inflation in Reuters, 30 Jun 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in the Reuters article titled "Analysis: Political and banking deadlock may plunge Lebanon...
1 July, 2022
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Comments on UAE’s industrial partnership with Egypt & Jordan, The National, 2 Jun 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments (posted below) on UAE's industrial partnership with Egypt & Jordan appeared in the article titled...
3 June, 2022
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Comments on monetary tightening & inflation in The Independent Arabic, 30 May 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments in The Independent Arabic on global and regional inflation and effects of monetary tightening can be...
1 June, 2022
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Comments on IMF’s MENA economic recovery, The National, 24 May 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments (posted below) on the MENA region's economic growth prospects, discussed during the IMF panel...
25 May, 2022
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Comments on Middle East’s electric vehicle market, The National, 23 May 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments (posted below) on the Middle East's electric vehicle market, made during a panel discussion at the...
24 May, 2022
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Radio interview with Dubai Eye’s Business Breakfast on Lebanon’s elections, 17 May 2022
Lebanon has voted in the first parliamentary election since the country’s economic collapse, with many saying they...
18 May, 2022
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Comments on Lebanon’s conditional deal with the IMF in Al Monitor, 7 Apr 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments on Lebanon's conditional deal appeared in the article titled "IMF, Lebanon strike conditional deal on...
8 April, 2022
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Radio interview with Dubai Eye’s Business Breakfast on DEWA’s upcoming IPO, 16 Mar 2022
Aathira Prasad spoke with Dubai Eye’s Business Breakfast team on 16th March 2022, sharing her thoughts on the...
17 March, 2022
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Comments on exodus of its most educated citizens from Lebanon, FT, 7 Mar 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi commented on the exodus of its most educated citizens from Lebanon in the FT article titled "Lebanon faces exodus...
9 March, 2022
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Comments on “SPACs may reshape Gulf financial markets” in Arab News, Feb 13 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an Arab News article titled "SPACs may reshape Gulf financial markets" published on 13th...
14 February, 2022
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Comments on Lebanon’s “rescue plan” in Reuters, 2 Feb 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in the Reuters article titled "Analysis: Lebanon's savers to bear burden under new rescue...
3 February, 2022
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Comments on the UAE’s new regulations, The National, 16 Jan 2022
Aathira Prasad's comments (posted below) on the UAE's latest regulations governing labour relations to patent registrations...
16 January, 2022
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Interview with the Economy Middle East magazine on diverging Middle East growth, 1 Jan 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi was interviewed about his views on growth prospects in the Middle East and North Africa region His comments were...
12 January, 2022
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Comments on the depreciation of the Lebanese pound on Zawya (Arabic), 11 Jan 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments on the depreciation of the Lebanese pound appeared in an article on Zawya dated 11th January 2022,...
12 January, 2022
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Comments on “2021: Year in Review” in Arab News, Dec 30 2021
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an Arab News article titled "2021 Year in Review: New coronavirus variant, inflation test...
31 December, 2021
