​IHS Markit, will present the heightened risks and uncertainties facing the world economy in 2017-2018. Key topics to be discussed include:

• The outlook for the US economy under the Trump Administration’s economic policies
• Changing US trade policies on TPP, NAFTA and bilateral trade agreements
• Forecast for global oil and gas outlook after the OPEC production cut
• Key geopolitical risks in Middle East and Asia and rising tensions in the South China Sea
• China's economic rebalancing and risks of a soft versus hard landing
• The changing landscape in Europe with Brexit and the upcoming French elections
• The growth hotspots in emerging Asia in ASEAN and South Asia – where are the best    opportunities?
• Forecasts for USD and Asian currency markets in 2017

Speaker Profile:-

Rajiv Biswas
Mr. Biswas is Senior Director and Asia-Pacific Chief Economist at IHS Markit. He has extensive experience in economic analysis in the Asia-Pacific region and has published widely on a range of economic, trade, and investment-related topics. Rajiv previously worked as Director for South-East Asia for The Economist Group and as Executive Director for Asia-Pacific Country Risk for UBS. His experience has also included working as an international economist for the Royal Bank of Scotland and for an international organization, the Commonwealth Secretariat, as a senior economist in the International Capital Markets Department. He has also previously worked as a consultant for the United Nations. Rajiv Biswas is a graduate of the London School of Economics with a B.Sc. with Honors in Economics, and received his M.Sc. and D.I.C. from Imperial College at London University. He is the author of "Future Asia", published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013 and "Asian Megatrends" published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2016.

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