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      Salim A. Essaid

      Salim A. Essaid

      Business Editor
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      Abu Dhabi
      Salim A. Essaid is the Business Editor at The National, where he directs the publication’s news coverage of global and regional industries, market trends, advanced technology, business lifestyle and more. He is also the host of The National’s Business Extra podcast. For nearly 15 years, Salim broke original news, features, and data-led analysis for outlets including TIME Magazine, CNN, NHK World, Agence France Presse (AFP) and the Associated Press (AP). Until the end of 2020, he was the lead correspondent on Euronews's weekly Inspire Middle East, and later the host of Sci-Tech. He produced more than 120 episodes exploring the latest happenings in the MENA region’s technology, business and sustainability scene. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Arabic and Japanese from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master’s degree in broadcasting from the Columbia School of Journalism in New York.

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      Syed Basar Shueb, chief executive and managing director of International Holding Company. Victor Besa / The National
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      Abu Dhabi's IHC remains resilient despite war as first-quarter income doubles

      Company plans to invest up to $8bn in next six months, CEO says

      EconomyMay 06, 2026
      From left: Marc Domenech, vice president of Enterprise at Nvidia for the Middle East, North Africa and South Europe, Eric Leandri, chief executive of Aleria, Salim A Essaid, business editor at The National, and Paul Bloch, co-founder of data intelligence platform DDN. The National
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      Business ExtraHow the UAE's Aleria is partnering with Nvidia to own its AI future

      Executives behind the Aleria-Nvidia-DDN agreement say AI investment in the region is increasing despite global uncertainty

      Business ExtraMay 06, 2026
      ADGM reported a 36 per cent rise in assets under management in 2025 and Man Group has now applied for a licence to operate within it. Photo: Wam
      World’s largest listed hedge fund manager Man Group to set up in Abu Dhabi

      London-listed investment management firm oversees about $228.7 billion in assets

      EconomyMay 05, 2026
      Changpeng Zhao has praised the UAE's regulatory clarity and forward-thinking leadership. Antonie Robertson / The National
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      'UAE will be the centre for money,' says Binance founder

      After prison and pardon, crypto billionaire shares his next chapter in a new memoir

      MoneyMay 04, 2026
      Tower blocks in Dubai Marina. Property prices in the emirate fell 5.9 per cent in March, ValuStrat reported. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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      Business ExtraUAE property: Experts address what is next for the market

      Iran conflict has had visible consequences for real estate prices in the Emirates

      Business ExtraApril 29, 2026
      Saroj Kumar Jha, the World Bank's global water director, says it is crucial to reframe water from a public good into an asset class. Salim A Essaid / The National
      Water mismanagement is already damaging economic growth, World Bank warns

      A widening supply gap is slowing productivity and jobs as investment lags, says the lender's global water director

      EconomyApril 24, 2026
      Tucanes Solar Park, Spanish company Grenergy's site at Santa Rosa de Lima, near Cartagena, Colombia, on April 1, 2022. AFP
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      What the energy crisis reveals about how we power the world

      Analysts examine whether earlier investment in distributed energy could have softened blow

      Business ExtraApril 22, 2026
      The sun rises behind a pylon and power lines in Frankfurt, Germany, as the world grapples with an energy crisis. AFP
      Analysis Energy crisis exposes cost of delaying renewable energy

      Experts say reliance on centralised fossil fuels left markets exposed to shock, while faster investment could have reduced impact

      EnergyApril 22, 2026
      Dubai’s rental structure has historically prioritised landlord security over tenant convenience. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      ExclusiveDubai rent: Can tenants finally pay monthly instead of upfront cheques?

      Start-up Takeem says its insurance-backed rent model is the answer and operational - but can it overcome old habits?

      PropertyApril 20, 2026
      Jihad Azour, left, director of the IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department and Roberto Cardarelli, assistant director of the IMF Middle East and Central Asia Department, during a media briefing on the regional economic outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia in Washington. AFP
      Middle East faces one of sharpest downgrades since global financial crisis, IMF warns

      Report projects growth across Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region will slow to 1.4 per cent this year

      EconomyApril 16, 2026
      Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), center, joined by members of the Thai delegation, during a demonstration of Muay Thai during the IMF and World Bank Spring meetings in Washington. Bloomberg
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      Business ExtraInside the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings

      Business Extra heads to Washington to find out what the world's top financial institutions are expecting

      Business ExtraApril 15, 2026
      A woman washes clothes at an irrigation pump in Manikganj, Bangladesh. Annual water spending in developing countries totals about 0.5 per cent of their GDP. Reuters
      World Bank taps private capital to build water economy and protect 1.7 billion jobs

      Lender pitching water as strategic investment with reforms to attract new investment alongside major banks

      EconomyApril 15, 2026
      Mike Pyle, senior managing director of BlackRock, at the IMF Spring Meetings. The National
      Gulf is trade linchpin in key Asia corridor, BlackRock executive says

      Mike Pyle expects investment from regional countries to build energy resilience

      EconomyApril 15, 2026
      Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb at the IMF and World Bank annual spring meetings in Washington. Reuters
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      IMF-World Bank meeting overshadowed by war, volatility and fragmentation

      'There is a lot of chaos and we need stability … and a path forward,' said one visitor to the IMF-World Bank summit

      EconomyApril 14, 2026
      Fatih Birol speaks in a conversation during the spring meetings at the Atlantic Council in Washington. Salim Essaid / The National
      ‘World is becoming a dangerous place’: IEA chief warns of rising energy risks

      Energy security is now at the centre of global instability, says Fatih Birol, as conflict exposes market vulnerabilities

      EnergyApril 13, 2026
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