Capital Club to host exclusive forum with economist and renowned author

The Capital Club Dubai, the region's premier private business club and a member of the ENSHAA group of companies, is proud to present a Business Lunch Forum with Dr Nasser Saidi, Chief Economist at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Executive Director of the Hawkamah-Institute for Corporate Governance on Thursday, 20 October.

During this exclusive event Dr Saidi will discuss the outlook on MENASA growth, and the need for policy reforms, institutional change and extensive investments in the region in the wake of the Arab Spring.

Dr Saidi is a member of the IMF’s Regional Advisory Group for MENA and Co-Chair of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) MENA Corporate Governance Working Group. He is a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group of the Global Corporate Governance Forum, an institution of the World Bank driving global corporate governance reforms. He is also Chair of the regional Clean Energy Business Council.

Dr Saidi was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), whose members collectively represent funds under management of around $18 trillion. He was also named among the 50 most influential Arabs in the World by The Middle East magazine for the third time, this year.  

Dr Saidi was the Minister of Economy and Trade and Minister of Industry of Lebanon between 1998 and 2000. He was the first Vice-Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon for two successive mandates, 1993-1998 and 1998-2003. He was a Member of the UN Committee for Development Policy (UNCDP) for two mandates over the period 2000-2006, a position to which he was appointed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, in his personal capacity.

He has written a large number of books and papers addressing macroeconomic, capital market development and international economic issues in Lebanon and the region, and is the author of “Corporate Governance in the MENA countries: Improving Transparency & Disclosure”. His research interests include macroeconomics, financial market development, payment systems and international economic policy, as well as information and communication technology (ICT).