Global & Asia Economy
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Pam Woodall
Asia Economics Editor
The Economist
Economist | Moderator | Speaker
Ms Woodall is Asian Economics Editor for the highly-respected newspaper, The Economist and is one of the most outstanding journalists on economics in the world.
She is now based in Hong Kong having developed her career as a journalist in the UK based in London. During her 13 years as The Economist's Global Economics Editor, she has been a regular visitor to the US, Europe and Asia. She writes chiefly on international economics, Asian economies, European economies, the rise of China and other emerging economies and exchange rates. In recent years Pam has also written about the economics of new technology, asset-price bubbles and the re-emergence of China and India as economic giants. She is famously the inventor of The Economist's "Big Mac Index".
She is the author of The Economist's widely-respected annual survey entitled The World Economy and writes the economic leaders for The Economist and contributes to Global Agenda, part of the editorial content on economist.com and also contributes to The World in magazine.
Ms Woodall has been lauded for excellence in journalism; she jointly-won the 2006 Wincott Foundation award for "senior financial journalist of the year", won "best economics journalist" of 2006 at the Business Journalist of the Year awards and won the 2005 Rybczynski Prize, awarded by the Society of Business Economists. She is interviewed regularly on international radio and television including BBC and CNN among many others and is often sought after for interviews in the international press.
Her unrivalled understanding of macroeconomics enables her to identify and anticipate key developments that will likely impact strategic business decisions for organisations operating globally. Her coverage spans all industry sectors but she has paid particular attention to global real estate economics.
Pam regularly conducts confidential personal briefings to global Chief Executives and is frequently invited as a guest speaker at special client functions. She delivers keynote addresses at international regional business summits around the world including the World Economic Forum DAVOS meeting each year. Pam is outspoken and relishes occasions to debate issues.
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