Media Comments & Quotes
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
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
Media Comments & Quotes
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
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
‘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
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 22 Jul 2022
Aathira Prasad joined Yousef Gamal El-Din on 22nd of July, 2022 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East edition, speaking...
25 July, 2022
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 30 Jun 2022
Aathira Prasad joined Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny on 30th of June, 2022 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East...
2 July, 2022
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 3 Jun 2022
Aathira Prasad joined Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny on 3rd of June, 2022 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East...
6 June, 2022
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 21 Apr 2022
Aathira Prasad joined Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny on 21st of April, 2022 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East...
22 April, 2022
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 18 Mar 2022
Aathira Prasad joined Manus Cranny on 18th of March, 2022 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East edition, discussing the...
19 March, 2022
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 20 Jan 2022
Aathira Prasad joined Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny on 20th of January, 2022 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle...
21 January, 2022
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 19 Dec 2021
Aathira Prasad joined Yousef Gamal El-Din on 19th of December, 2021 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East edition,...
20 December, 2021
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 6 Dec 2021
Aathira Prasad joined Manus Cranny on 6th of December, 2021 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East edition, discussing...
7 December, 2021
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 16 Nov 2021
Aathira Prasad joined Manus Cranny on 16th of Nov, 2021 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East edition, discussing the...
17 November, 2021
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on Abu Dhabi's equity market growth on CNN Arabia, 13 Oct 2021
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in a CNN Arabia article titled "أبوظبي تشجع الشركات على ادراج...
14 October, 2021
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 7 Oct 2021
Aathira Prasad joined Yousef Gamal El-Din on 7th of Oct, 2021 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East edition, discussing...
8 October, 2021
TV & Radio
Interview with Al Arabiya (Arabic) on UAE’s new projects & Expo2020 Dubai, 5 Sep 2021
In this interview with Al Arabiya, Dr Nasser Saidi discusses the UAE's rollout of 50 initiatives to boost economic...
6 September, 2021
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak Middle East Interview, 4 Aug 2021
Aathira Prasad joined Manus Cranny and Yousef Gamal El-Din on 4th of August, 2021 as part of the Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East...
5 August, 2021
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on Saudi tariffs & impact on the UAE, FT, 14 Jul 2021
Dr Nasser Saidi commented on the latest move from Saudi Arabia - changes in import rules and preferential tariffs - in the FT...
14 July, 2021
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on Saudi Arabia’s amended import rules in Reuters, 5 Jul 2021
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in the Reuters article titled "Saudi Arabia amends import rules from Gulf in challenge to...
8 July, 2021
Articles Posts & Op-eds
"Will the UAE’s accelerated vaccine campaign help fuel economic growth?", Oped in The National, 16 Feb 2021
The article titled "Will the UAE’s accelerated vaccine campaign help fuel economic growth" appeared in the print edition of The...
17 February, 2021
TV & Radio
Interview on UAE's Hope Probe Mission, Dubai One, 8 Feb 2021
Click here to play the interview that appeared on Emirates News, Dubai One (telecast date: Feb 8,...
9 February, 2021
Media Comments & Quotes
"Accelerating decarbonisation and digitisation can build upon UAE’s game-changing reforms", Op-ed in The National, 27 Dec 2020
The op-ed by Dr Nasser Saidi, titled "Accelerating decarbonisation and digitisation can build upon UAE's game-changing reforms",...
28 December, 2020
Articles Posts & Op-eds
"How knowledge-based human capital can drive UAE’s diversification efforts", Oped in The National, 27 Nov 2020
The article titled "How knowledge-based human capital can drive UAE’s diversification efforts" appeared in the print edition...
29 November, 2020
Media Comments & Quotes
"Economic boost tipped after UAE company ‘game-changer’", comments in Arab News, 26 Nov 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments appeared in the Arab News article titled "Economic boost tipped after UAE company ‘game-changer’"...
27 November, 2020
TV & Radio
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
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on UAE’s standing as an international financial centre (Arabic), Al Etihad, 31 Aug 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments (in Arabic), discussing the forces and factors underlying UAE's importance as a financial centre...
2 September, 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
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on China's Belt and Road Initiative & the Middle East in Al Monitor, 6 Jul 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi's comments on China's Belt and Road Initiative & the Middle East appeared in the article titled "China’s...
8 July, 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
Interview with Dubai TV (Arabic) on Adnoc's USD 20.7bn deal, 23 Jun 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi appeared in an interview with Dubai TV, broadcast on 23rd June 2020, discussing an agreement to invest in Abu...
24 June, 2020
TV & Radio
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
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on the NMC saga & recommendations, FT, 17 Apr 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi commented on the ongoing NMC Health saga, with recommendations for the regulator in the FT article titled "NMC...
17 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
[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
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on the NMC saga & Gulf firms IPO plans, Bloomberg, 9 Mar 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi commented on the ongoing NMC Health saga & Gulf firms IPO plans is part of the article titled "Oil price war,...
10 March, 2020
Media Comments & Quotes
Comments on UAE’s gas discovery in The National, 7 Feb 2020
Dr Nasser Saidi’s comments on the UAE's discovery of 80 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves in Jebel Ali is part of the...
8 February, 2020
TV & Radio
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
TV & Radio
Radio interview with Dubai Eye's Business Breakfast on Lebanon's economy, 23 Oct 2019
Dr Nasser Saidi spoke with Dubai Eye's Business Breakfast team on the ongoing protests in Lebanon Some comments are listed...
24 October, 2019
TV & Radio
Radio interview with Dubai Eye's Business Breakfast on Lebanon's economy, 7 Oct 2019
Dr Nasser Saidi spoke with Dubai Eye's Business Breakfast team ahead of the Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s visit to the...
8 October, 2019
Articles Posts & Op-eds
Time to open up UAE stock markets to free zones, Article in The National, 8 August 2019
The article titled “Time to open up UAE stock markets to free zones” appeared in The National’s print edition on 8th...
9 August, 2019
TV & Radio
Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East Interview, 29 May 2019
In the 29th May, 2019 edition of Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East, Dr Nasser Saidi talks to Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny...
1 June, 2019
