I’m Faisal Ma, a master’s student exploring how capital, policy, and institutions connect China and the Gulf.
Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, I studied Economics in the UAE before moving to Taiwan for a master’s in Political Economy at National Tsing Hua University.
My interests sit at the intersection of finance and economic development: how investment moves across borders, how institutions shape markets, and how Gulf economies build beyond oil.
My experience includes banking, market research, financial documentation, and multilingual coordination. I’m interested in investment product research, credit analysis, and reporting within asset management, alongside China–GCC investment.
Areas I’m interested in exploring through academic research and financial analysis. These are research directions, rather than published findings.
The relationship between Chinese foreign direct investment and non-oil economic growth in GCC countries.
How does Chinese investment contribute to diversification, and what institutional conditions shape its impact? Potential approaches include time-series analysis using ARDL or VECM methods, where appropriate for the data.
How legal and economic institutions influence the business environment, investment, and productivity.
What can reforms and institutional models such as Saudi Arabia’s Najiz platform and the Dubai International Financial Centre tell us about the relationship between institutions and economic outcomes?
Connecting company fundamentals, financing decisions, and macroeconomic conditions to investment analysis.
My areas of interest include financial statement analysis, fixed income, credit risk, and the role of international finance in China–GCC economic relations.
Experience across corporate, financial, and university environments in the UAE.
Dubai Branch · UAE
United Arab Emirates
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
National Tsing Hua University
Taipei School of Economics and Political Science
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Al Qasimia University
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Level I Candidate
CIBAFI
Sharjah Centre for Islamic Economics
Alison
Formulas, sorting and filtering, charts, lookup functions, and PivotTables.
Financial statement analysis, time value of money, and fixed-income fundamentals.
Market research, data and report preparation, document verification, and client coordination.
11 May 2026
Shih Chien University · MBA
A guest lecture connecting regional geopolitics with the strategic challenges facing Gulf economies.
A dedicated space for my future financial models and presentations. Completed work will appear here as it becomes ready to share.
Future spreadsheets, valuation work, and supporting notes on assumptions and methodology.
Coming soon · No models published yetA space for future presentation decks, company analysis, and investment research.
Coming soon · No presentations published yetWeekly thoughts and reports on finance, markets, political economy, and China–GCC relations.
No posts published yet. Future thoughts, research notes, and longer reports will appear here.
For conversations about research, financial analysis,
and China–GCC economic relations.