Manager in the Economics team located in Financial Risk Management at KPMG. I was involved in various projects:Healthcare sector Pharmaceuticals sectorRetail sectorFinancial services sectorEnergy sectorOil and gas sectorPublic sectorTraining and mentoring of junior staff membersDevelopment of behavioural economics unit in the KPMG advisory division

In-house economist for the Legal International Trade and Investment unit• Quantitative economic analysis and opinions on trends in trade and movements in investment• Qualitative analysis on macroeconomic events that have implications for trade and investment• Research on trade, intellectual property, investment and international economic issueso Geographical indications and their contribution to the creation of regional value chainso Why South Africa’s export performance lacks the buoyancy of its emerging economy counterparts and trading partnerso Cross border investment in South Africa and it’s impact on the current accounto Rules of origin and regional value chains in the SADC region• International Trade and Investment Policy analysis and development and the implications for the South African economy• Project management of the Protocol on Geographical Indications as part of the SADC-EPA negotiations• Analytical support to negotiations team in ITED at the Dti

Research on trade and climate change mitigation, specifically: Consumer based accounting methods of national emissions and the implications for emerging economies and the implications range from technical and economic to political at national and international levelsEstablished networks at various international research organisations with experts in this fieldProvided policy advice to interested parties at the Department of Development and Technical Cooperation, Federal Republic of Germany Participating in a course called Managing Global GovernanceSeminar style discussions with participants from other emerging economies on various global issues such as trade, patterns of investment, South-South and triangular cooperation, re-thinking global economic power structuresPresentations on African, specifically Southern African, perspectives on these broad issues

Research on regional trade related issues and global multilateral trade affairsSouth Africa’s involvement in the development of the regional from various angles: Foreign Direct Investment, Investment in Electricity and power generation, South Africa’s role in the G20 and the implications for the regionMultilateral trade agreements and the impact on South African industry, Impact of Economic Partnership Agreements on SACU Research on national events that have socio-economic impactProtection of Information Act: Implications for South African societyEvents organization and managementDeveloping and coordinating a careers evening for university students with high-profile speakers and top organisationsAssisting with events hosted by the teamAdministrative duties

Studying at the SARB college for an Advanced Diploma in Central Banking accredited by the Institute of Bankers and UNISASeminar style courses on a variety of issues such as International Banking regulations, financial markets from a central bank’s perspective, Derivatives and Financial Instruments, The supervisory role of the Central Bank, Regulations pertaining to foreign investment in South Africa.Serving work experience in the Research Department in the International Economy UnitFilling an analyst role by monitoring a group of commodity countries: Australia, Canada and New Zealand and various international indicatorsReporting to Head of Department for input into Monetary Policy Committee meetingsMonitoring activities and monetary policy of key central banks during the sub-prime crisisResearch: The South African Manufacturing sector and the role of trade