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Salim A. Essaid

Salim A. Essaid

Business Editor
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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US President Donald Trump welcomes Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed to the White House. Photo: Donald Trump / Truth Social
Abu Dhabi $25bn US-deal to explore 24hr renewable-power for AI

ADQ's partnership with Energy Capital Partners focuses on support for US need to fuel rapid growth of data centres

EnergyMarch 21, 2025
MENA female business founders
Business ExtraWhat obstacles do women-led start-ups face in the Middle East?

Salim Essaid examines how female founders can secure their place in the region’s rapidly evolving start-up landscape

Business ExtraMarch 12, 2025
Students at a women's career fair in Riyadh in 2018. Women are playing a larger role in business in Saudi Arabia, but still face obstacles. Reuters
Saudi women-led startups call for more funding and diverse investors

While 78% are considering starting their own business, 32% cite lack of funds as the primary challenge, new Mastercard study shows

EconomyMarch 08, 2025
Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence stand at Gitex. Gitex. World Trade Centre, Dubai
Business ExtraAI and the Gulf: What's next?

Gulf states receiving more time in a stronger spotlight from the tech industry - we hear why

Business ExtraFebruary 26, 2025
The other is the inauguration and signing ceremony of ADX's new market model "New ADX Group" in Abu Dhabi. Photo: ADX
ADX unveils new 'future proof' market model to attract investors

CEO Abdulla Alnuaimi says the model increased connectivity by 400 per cent and new post-trade capabilities

MarketsFebruary 24, 2025
Mohamad El-Hage, left, and Vijay Tirathrai, who chair Tiger 21's Dubai chapters. Antonie Robertson / The National
US club for ultra-rich opens Dubai chapter to share wealth knowledge

Peer network Tiger 21 helps members diversify investments, maintain wealth and discuss inheritance and philanthropy

MoneyFebruary 24, 2025
Jihad Azour, the Middle East director of the IMF. Photo: The Al-Ula Conference for Emerging Market Economies
IMF Middle East head shares how its new Arab-World Bank coalition works

What defines new committee is its 'partnership with the region', says Jihad Azour

EconomyFebruary 17, 2025
Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani attended the high-level meeting in the kingdom. Photo: The Al-Ula Conference for Emerging Market Economies
Arab, IMF and World Bank coalition to support region’s war-torn countries

Co-ordination ground announced at AlUla summit in Saudi Arabia will have a focus on Syria

EconomyFebruary 17, 2025
International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva said trade is not the agent of growth it used to be. Photo: The AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies
Emerging economies face 'triple threat' with high debt, says IMF chief

Inflation is expected to hit target levels for advanced economies but not for emerging ones, Kristalina Georgieva tells high-level conference in Saudi Arabia

EconomyFebruary 16, 2025
The PIF is one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, with more than $930 billion of assets under management. Getty Images
Saudi Arabia to export locally made robots and copper in 2025 plan

Investor confidence in the kingdom's emerging technology is growing with FDI reaching $240 billion

EconomyFebruary 13, 2025
HP's new manufacturing facility in Riyadh is scheduled to produce PCs, printers and other computer devices. AP
HP among first movers set to build PCs in Saudi Arabia

Global IT company will also set up an AI and R&D centre in Dhahran, it said at the Leap technology event

TechnologyFebruary 09, 2025
Dr Hakim Hacid, chief researcher at Abu Dhabi's Technology Innovation Institute. Photo: TII
AI focus must be on bigger challenges than just cost, says UAE chief researcher

Developing platforms addressing real-world problems is more important, says the Technology Innovation Institute’s Hakim Hacid

TechnologyFebruary 06, 2025
Seif Fikry, managing partner, and Sherif Salem, partner, at Lunate. Victor Besa / The National
ExclusiveLunate first in UAE to offer end-of-service investment plan

Ghaf Benefits will allow private company employers to offer potential investment returns on end-of-service benefits for first time

MoneyFebruary 04, 2025
Shou Zi Chew, chief executive of TikTok and Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Meta, arrive to testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC. AFP
Business ExtraSocial media shifts in the US and what they mean for the region

Politics and commerce shape the way ahead for some of the world’s biggest companies

Business ExtraJanuary 29, 2025
The 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai attracted nearly 15,000 content creators and influencers. Antonie Robertson/The National
What is setting off the Arab content creator market?

A maturing influencer economy driven by government policies is attracting a new wave of companies to the Middle East

EconomyJanuary 19, 2025
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