DECODING AFRICA'S ECONOMIC FUTURE
Do you need short, snappy and jargon-free economic insights based on a rigourous interpretation of the latest data points?
Does your event need an engaging keynote speaker or conference moderator to deliver practical insights about Africa's economic trajectory, emerging opportunities & risks?
Jonathan Thomas PhD
Economic Trends Advisor
Empowering Stakeholders with Predictive insights on Economic Developments
I am Jonathan Thomas Phd. I am an experienced economist, writer, speaker and presenter.
After finishing my graduate studies as a Commonwealth Scholar at Queen's University in Canada, I started my working career at the University of Cambridge, where I was also a fellow in Economics at Emmanuel College, and at University College London.
My research has been published in top-tier academic and policy journals. I have also presented, by invitation, many papers at the most prestigious universities & policy-making fora.
Before founding Afrinomica I had senior roles in the UK government, Bank of England, fund management and technology consulting. In all cases I have led teams of researchers in data-driven analysis spanning macro-and micro-econometrics, financial markets and emerging technologies.
The key requirements in all these positions were to thoroughly interrogate the data, test competing hypotheses, marshal the evidence, develop actionable conclusions and present them clearly to my stakeholders. And that is the energy that I bring to my clients.
My recent engagements have included:
(1) How can African economies reap the benefits of offshore digital services?
(2) The impact of US goods tariffs on the service sector.
(3) The prospects for a sustained pickup in Nigerian GDP growth.
(4) Are remittances a help or hindrance to Caribbean economies?
(5) Botswana: How painful will the adjustment be?
(6) Climate change, technology and carbon credits in Kenya.
