Nick Kounis is responsible for the bank's analysis of the global economic outlook and its implications for interest rates and exchange rates, with the group's analysis used by a wide range of clients, including investors and corporates, as well as risk and asset and liability management functions within the bank. Nick has published on a wide range of areas, including the impact of commodity prices on the global economy, the eurozone sovereign debt crisis, global economic and financial imbalances, and monetary policy. He frequently gives presentations to participants in the financial markets and industry, and appears regularly in the financial media, including the Financial Times, Bloomberg and Reuters.
Nick was previously Chief European Economist in the Merchant Banking business of Fortis, providing research for institutional investors and large corporates on the European economy and the ECB's monetary policy. Before becoming a bank economist, he worked at HM Treasury in London, advising ministers on the international economy, including sovereign debt problems and IMF programmes, as well as on macroeconomic policy and the fiscal framework. Nick holds degrees in economics and finance, most recently from Durham University in the UK.