Exploring the Economic Landscape and Opportunities for Growth with Chris Giles, Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Author WIG Date 20 Jun 2024
A Recording of the WIG Webinar: Exploring the Economic Landscape and Opportunities for Growth with Chris Giles, Economics Commentator, Financial Times
Irrespective of which government will be leading the country, growth and productivity will be at the centre of economic policy agenda. In this pre-election special event, we welcome Chris Giles, Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, to share his reflections on the UK’s economic outlook and his predictions on what the post-election landscape may look like.
Watch now to:
- Learn insights into the economic landscape going into an election and opportunities for growth post-election
- Understand the key macroeconomic drivers and the public spending impact in areas including infrastructure and net zero
- Gain insight on where we all need to work more closely across the sectors to ensure economic growth and prosperity
Closed captions and transcripts are available.
Please note the Q&A is not included in this recording.
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Speaker at this event
Chris Giles became economics editor for the Financial Times in October 2004, having previously served as a leader writer. His reporting beat covers global and UK economic affairs and he writes a UK economics column fortnightly.
Before joining the FT as economics editor, he was an economics reporter for the BBC, worked for Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator and started his career with seven years as an economist for the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Chris loves numbers.