Carlos Casanova

Senior Economist, Asia

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

English, Spanish, Mandarin

Carlos joined UBP in 2020 as Senior Economist, Asia. He is a key contributor to UBP’s global macroeconomic framework and leads UBP’s macroeconomic research in Asia, contributing to shaping our Asia investment strategy. 

He has more than ten years’ experience covering markets in Asia. He was most recently Economist, Asia Pacific, at Coface where he was responsible for managing the company’s research on Asian economies. He has also served as Economist for the Spanish multinational banking group Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) in Hong Kong and the European Commission in Beijing. 

Carlos holds a master’s in International Economics from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a bachelor’s (joint honours) from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). 
 

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