News and media appearances

2026

Qatar confronts new economic reality with Wall Street deals, Hormuz hopes. Al Monitor, October

Has Russia’s fuel crisis given Iranian oil an opening in Central Asia?, Al Jazeera, October

Views@7: Worsening situation of Middle East, interview with Pakistan TV, October

Trump vs Europe as US presses for release of emergency diesel stocks. Al Jazeera, October

Beyond Borders: Trump Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Plan. Interview with Pakistan TV, September

Qatar confronts new economic reality with Wall Street deals, Hormuz hopes, Al Monitor, September

UAE positioned to profit from fragmentation of global trade, The Banker, September

Perspective: U.S.–Iran War: Global Economy Faces New Shock, interview with Pakistan TV, September

Why has the Netherlands moved $10bn of its gold from the US?, Al Jazeera, September

The US is gobbling up Venezuelan oil, but will it lower fuel prices?, Al Jazeera, September

Perspective: US-Iran War, Hormuz Crisis, Sanctions, What Comes Next? Interview with Pakistan TV, August

Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ claims first victim: Not Iran, but US markets, Al Jazeera, August

War on Iran and the world economy, interview with Al Jazeera TV, August

Perspective: The World’s Oil Choke-Point, interview with Pakistan TV, August

Yemen and the Battle for the Red Sea, webinar, Middle East Council, July

Oil and geopolitics, interview with Bloomberg TV, July

Will a US-Iran deal unlock $300bn in investment fund for Tehran?, Al Jazeera, June

ما الذي نعرفه عن أموال إيران المجمدة؟, BBC Arabic, June

Did Iran make out better from the war?, CNN, June

Oman’s wartime paradox: Diplomatic losses, economic gains, Al-Monitor, June

The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations, New York Times, May

Gulf nations hoped to move beyond oil. The Iran war made that much harder, Washington Post, May

Vecchi oleodotti, ferrovie e canali futuristici: il Golfo cerca nuove rotte per bypassare Hormuz [Old pipelines, railways, and futuristic canals: the Gulf searches new routes to bypass Hormuz], La Repubblica, May (Italian only)

UAE supply chain plan to protect against external shocks in ‘uncertain world’, The National, May

Gulf countries’ plans to bypass Hormuz still far off, experts warn (syndicated France24 link), AFP, May

UAE’s OPEC exit signals strategic shift as Gulf unity faces new test over oil policy, Euronews, May

OPEC vor der Zerreissprobe?, podcast interview, Morning Briefing, The Pioneer (in German), April

How long can Iran survive the US’s Hormuz blockade?, Al Jazeera, April

How Iran war has triggered soaring cost of medicines, Al Jazeera, April

Economic consequences of Hormuz closure, TV interview, BBC News, April

The geopolitical and geoeconomic prospects of the planned peace talks, TV interview, Experts Corner, Pakistan TV, April

Commentary on the declared reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, TV interview for CGTN America, April.

What are Iran’s $100bn in frozen assets and where are they held?, Al Jazeera, April

Who controls the Strait of Hormuz?, TV panel on “Counting the Cost,” Al Jazeera English, April

How much will US Hormuz blockade hurt Iran, and does Tehran have an escape?, Al Jazeera, April

The Conflict’s Impact on Food and Water Security Explained, webinar, UN Water Conference Academic Hub & Observer Research Foundation Middle East, April

War, Oil & Inflation: Is the global economy heading for stagflation?, TV panel, The Agenda on CGTN, April

War-induced fertiliser shock for MENA, Q&A, ByTheEast, April

Iran war consequences on global supply chains, interview for Bulgarian National Television, March

Iran war to dent Gulf state investment. DW, March

Iran Conflict’s Impact on Global Economy Could Be Underestimated by Markets. El Balad, March

Global Economy at Tipping Point as Iran War Oil Surge Sparks Financial Crisis Fears. International Business Times, March

Prolonged Iran Conflict Starting to Raise Specter of Stagflation. Investing.com, March

Strait of Hormuz blockage drives up Gulf food bills, AFP (link via RFI), March

How badly has the Iran war hit the global economy? The tell-tale signs, Al Jazeera, March

Markets may be underestimating how the Iran war could hit the global economy, Euronews, March

Economic fallout of the war on Iran, TV interview for Al Jazeera English, March

2025

Gulf finance hubs race to expand as hedge funds flock to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al-Monitor, December

Would minimum wage help UAE’s lowest-paid workers – or just stoke inflation?, The National, September

Growing Gulf states culture clash pits migrants vs. locals, DW, September

Dubai Hits 4 Million Residents | Economist on Growth & Challenges, radio interview for Mira Business FM, September

Dubai hits 4m – what does it mean for residents?, radio interview for ‘The Agenda,’ Dubai Eye 103.8, August

Dubai’s population hits four million – here’s what lies ahead for the city that keeps on growing, The National, August

إيران وباكستان.. طموحات اقتصادية تصطدم بتحديات جيوسياسية [Iran and Pakistan: Economic ambitions collide with geopolitical challenges], Asharq News, August (Arabic only)

Economic Fallout of the Israel-Iran War on the Gulf, interview for MEnbar Podcast, July

Saudi Arabia to become high-tech manufacturing hub?, DW, May

How do you rank countries? It’s about more than just wealth, says founder of new index, The National, April

Older

Ramadan’s economic impact is not what matters, say Gulf experts, The National, March 2024

Plan to boost Emirati families key as expat population surges, The National, January 2024

The mystery of the Ain Dubai, the world’s largest (broken) Ferris wheel, Washington Post, July 2023

What does Dubai’s Palm Jebel Ali revival mean for the growth of the UAE?, The National, June 2023

World Population Growth, expert interview for ‘The Agenda,’ Dubai Eye 103.8 Radio, November 2022

Brain Drain in the Middle East, radio interview for ‘Eye on Education,’ Dubai Eye 103.8 Radio, June 2022

Higher education investment needed to halt Middle East’s student ‘brain drain’, The National, June 2022

Dubai population to surge to nearly 6m in 20 years amid urban transformation, The National, Jane 2022

Gulf Airlines, The Art of Copy-And-Pilfer, Orient XXI, October 2021