Articles Posts & Op-eds
“Economic diversification is the GCC’s top priority”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 3 Apr 2024
The opinion piece titled "Economic diversification is the GCC’s top priority" appeared in the Arabian Gulf Business Insight...
4 April, 2024
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on the GCC diversification strategies in Arab News, 9 Mar 2024
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in an Arab News article titled "Diversification strategies paying off for GCC economies"...
10 March, 2024
Articles Posts & Op-eds
“GCC can emerge as ‘Middle Powers’ in second Cold War”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 9 Jan 2024
The opinion piece titled "GCC can emerge as ‘Middle Powers’ in second Cold War" appeared in the Arabian Gulf Business Insight...
10 January, 2024
TV & Radio
Interview with Al Arabiya (Arabic) on renewable energy investments & COP28, 3 Dec 2023
In this interview with Al Arabiya aired on 3rd December 2023, Dr Nasser Saidi discusses the topic of rising renewable energy...
4 December, 2023
Articles Posts & Op-eds
“The Middle East needs a bank for climate adaptation”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 22 Nov 2023
The opinion piece titled "The Middle East needs a bank for climate adaptation" appeared in the Arabian Gulf Business Insight...
23 November, 2023
Articles Posts & Op-eds
“The Gulf is on track to lead global climate tech”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 3 Oct 2023
The opinion piece titled "The Gulf is on track to lead global climate tech" appeared in theArabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI)...
4 October, 2023
TV & Radio
Interview on CNN’s Connect The World with Becky Anderson on Huawei, US-China tensions & Middle East linkages, 25 Sep 2023
What Huawei's latest fall line means for the tech giant Dr Nasser Saidi was interviewed on CNN's Connect the World with Becky...
26 September, 2023
Articles Posts & Op-eds
“A Mercantile Middle East”, article in the IMF’s Finance & Development magazine, 1 Sep 2023
The GCC must take leadership at a time of global fragmentation and successfully lead the MENA region into becoming an...
1 September, 2023
Articles Posts & Op-eds
“GCC can take centre stage in global energy transition”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 26 Jul 2023
The opinion piece titled "GCC can take centre stage in global energy transition" appeared in theArabian Gulf Business Insight...
27 July, 2023
Articles Posts & Op-eds
“The GCC should leverage its power to trade as a bloc”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 28 Jun 2023
The opinion piece titled "The GCC should leverage its power to trade as a bloc" appeared in theArabian Gulf Business Insight...
29 June, 2023
Media Comments & Quotes
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
Articles Posts & Op-eds
“China-GCC FTA will be a game changer”, Op-ed in Arabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI), 25 May 2023
The article titled "China-GCC FTA will be a game changer" appeared in theArabian Gulf Business Insight (AGBI) on 25th May 2023...
26 May, 2023
TV & Radio
Interview with Asharq Business (Bloomberg) on should countries move away from reliance on the dollar, 11 Apr 2023
Dr Nasser Saidi joined Asharq Business (Bloomberg) on 11th April 2023, to speak about the reliance on the US dollar, the rise of...
12 April, 2023
TV & Radio
“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
Articles Posts & Op-eds
“Why nations must diversify their economies to avoid stagnation”, Op-ed in The National, 22 Feb 2023
The article titled "Why nations must diversify their economies to avoid stagnation" appeared in the print edition of The National...
23 February, 2023
Media Comments & Quotes
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
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 28 Nov 2022
Aathira Prasad joined Yousef Gamal El-Din on 28th of November, 2022 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East edition,...
29 November, 2022
Articles Posts & Op-eds
“A new global economic diversification index”, post in OECD’s Development Matters blog, 1 July 2022
The below article was published as a post in the OECD's Development Matters blog on 1st July 2022 The original post can be...
4 July, 2022
TV & Radio
Interview with Asharq Business (Bloomberg) on economic growth prospects in MENA/ GCC region, 25 Jan 2022
Dr Nasser Saidi joined Asharq Business (Bloomberg) on 25th January 2022, following the release of the Jan 2022 update of the...
26 January, 2022
Articles Posts & Op-eds
How should GCC economies manage public finances, Opinion Piece in Gulf Business, Nov 2021
This article appeared in Gulf Business online on 1st Nov 2021, and can be accessed online How should GCC economies...
2 November, 2021
Articles Posts & Op-eds
"The case for new green deals in the Gulf", article in Aspenia Issue No.89-90, Oct 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi's article titled "The case for new green deals in the Gulf" appeared in Aspenia Issue No 89-90, issued in Oct...
24 November, 2020
Media Comments & Quotes
"How the US elections matter for the Middle East", Op-ed in The National, 2 Nov 2020
The op-ed by Dr Nasser Saidi, titled "How the US elections matter for the Middle East", appeared in The...
3 November, 2020
Media Comments & Quotes
"Eight steps to pull the Lebanese economy back from the brink", Op-ed in The National, 28 Oct 2020
The article titled "Eight steps to pull the Lebanese economy back from the brink" appeared in The National on 28th Oct 2020 and...
28 October, 2020
Articles Posts & Op-eds
Are mergers the way ahead for the GCC’s airline industry post pandemic? Opinion Piece in Gulf Business, Aug 2020
This article appeared in the print edition of Gulf Business, August 2020, which can be accessed online Flying together: Are...
5 August, 2020
Articles Posts & Op-eds
How GCC countries can adapt policies for a post Covid-19 world, Article in The National, 23 Jun 2020
This article titled “How GCC countries can adapt policies for a post Covid-19 world” appeared in The National on 23rd...
24 June, 2020
TV & Radio
"Low Oil Prices, Coronavirus, and the Future of Gulf Economies", Panel Discussion, AGSIW webinar, 7 Apr 2020
Titled "Low Oil Prices, Coronavirus, and the Future of Gulf Economies", this panel discussion was held by the Arab Gulf States...
9 April, 2020
TV & Radio
Interview with Dubai TV (Arabic) on GCC's Covid19 stimulus packages, 3 Apr 2020
Will the GCC nations require a second round of stimulus packages, asked Zeina Soufan from Dubai TV to Dr Nasser Saidi on the show...
4 April, 2020
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on GCC's Covid-19 stimulus measures & oil prices in S&P Global Platts, 26 Mar 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared an article titled "UAE seen as GCC nation best able to weather oil crash, coronavirus" that...
28 March, 2020
Articles Posts & Op-eds
The Arab World’s Perfect COVID-19 Storm, Project Syndicate Article, Mar 2020
The article titled “The Arab World’s Perfect COVID-19 Storm”, was first published on Project Syndicate on 24 March 2020,...
25 March, 2020
Articles Posts & Op-eds
[Updated 21/6/2020] GCC responses to tackle the Covid19 outbreak
As the GCC nations roll out various economic, financial, health and travel-related initiatives, the latest country-by-country...
23 March, 2020
TV & Radio
Interview with Al Arabiya (Arabic) on GCC's response to Covid19, 17 Mar 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi discusses the GCC's responses to the ongoing Covid19 outbreak, in an interview that aired on Al Arabiya on 17th...
18 March, 2020
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments from the Middle East Energy 2020 conference in Gulf Today, 3 Mar 2020
The below comments were published in Gulf Today, in an article titled "Global energy platform spotlights latest breakthroughs,...
4 March, 2020
TV & Radio
Podcast on the Aramco IPO with The National, 13 Nov 2019
The world’s biggest crude oil producer, Saudi Aramco launches the subscription period for its much-anticipated IPO as it rolls...
14 November, 2019
Articles Posts & Op-eds
How carbon taxes can boost state coffers and clean the environment, Article in The National, 7 Oct 2019
The article titled “How carbon taxes can boost state coffers and clean the environment” appeared in The National’s print...
8 October, 2019
Articles Posts & Op-eds
"Climate Change is an Existential Threat for the Middle East & the GCC", Article for Aspenia, Fall 2019
The article titled “Climate Change is an Existential Threat for the Middle East & the GCC” will be published in the...
22 September, 2019
Articles Posts & Op-eds
Why climate change is an existential threat to the Middle East, Article in The National, 22 August 2019
The article titled “Why climate change is an existential threat to the Middle East” appeared in The National’s print...
22 August, 2019
Articles Posts & Op-eds
Preparing for the next global financial crisis, Article in The National, 1 October 2018
The article titled “Preparing for the next global financial crisis” appeared in The National’s print edition on 1st...
3 October, 2018
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on the "Amazon effect" in The National, 5 Sep 2018
Dr Nasser Saidi’s comments appeared in The National's article titled “Will the 'Amazon effect' take hold in the Middle...
7 September, 2018
Articles Posts & Op-eds
Trumpian Trade Wars threaten the GCC, Article in The National, 26 July 2018
The article titled “Trumpian Trade Wars threaten the GCC” appeared in The National’s print edition on 26th July, 2018...
27 July, 2018
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments in Qatar Today's article on the latest developments in the energy market, Jun/Jul 2018 issue
The below quotes from Dr Nasser Saidi appeared in the cover story titled "Oil Price Hike: Shot in the Arm for GCC", in Qatar...
5 July, 2018
