From a global economic slowdown to ongoing US-China tension, join Shaun Roache, S&P’s APAC Chief Economist to discuss the issues that are moving markets across the region in 2019, including: 

• Cyclical global slowdown and downside risks, low-interest rates and limited policy space
• US-China trade issues – trade, investment and technology
• China’s rebalancing and reliance on technology
• Emerging Asia issues and trends
• Asia-Pacific Housing outlook

Date: Wednesday 17 July 2019
Time: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Venue: Level 22, 400 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales Australia 2000

This event is open to members of Asia Society Australia and invited guests.

About our Speaker:

Shaun Roache, Chief Asia-Pacific Economist, S&P Global Ratings

Shaun Roache is the Chief Asia-Pacific Economist at S&P Global Ratings. Based in Singapore, he leads the economic research agenda and serves as the primary spokesperson on macro-economic matters across the region.

Before joining S&P Global Ratings, Shaun was the Macro Strategist and Lead Economist at Temasek, a Singapore sovereign wealth fund, covering China, Japan and emerging markets. Before that, Shaun held various roles with the International Monetary Fund in both Washington, D.C. and Hong Kong, with responsibility for capital market surveillance, economic forecasting and outlooks.

Shaun holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Birkbeck College, University of London and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Queen’s University Belfast.

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