Razia Khan (economist)
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Razia Khan is a banker and economist from Botswana.
Career
[edit]Razia Khan was born in Botswana and has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the London School of Economics.[1][2] She joined British bank Standard Chartered in 1997 as a member of their corporate sales team before moving into a role where she researched African foreign exchange markets.[2][1]
Khan is now Standard Chartered's chief economist for Africa[3] She works for the bank's Africa regional office and also their wholesale bank.[1] Khan provides analysis on the economies of African nations for the bank's internal executive committees and its customers.[1] She has advised the United States Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, African Development Bank and many African central banks.[1] She has also advised non-governmental organisations, trading funds and has provided analysis for CNN, the BBC and CNBC.[1]
Khan sits on the World Economic Forum's councils for poverty and development; population; and migration.[4][2] She is a member of the Royal African Society's advisory board and was named as one of the "100 most influential Africans in 2015" by New African magazine.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Boffin on global markets visits her native Botswana". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Razia Khan". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Razia Khan - Chief Economist, Africa". Standard Chartered. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "13th of March: Member luncheon with Ms. Razia Khan, Chief Economist Africa, Standard Chartered Bank – NABA – Norwegian-African Business Association". norwegianafrican.no. Retrieved 19 November 2017.