Razia Khan is a banker and economist from Botswana.
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]
Razia Khan is a banker and economist from Botswana.
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]