Dwyfor Evans is Managing Director and Head of APAC Macro Strategy at State Street Global Markets, specializing in Emerging Markets and based in Hong Kong. Prior to joining State Street in 2007, he was VP and EMEA Strategist for Bank of America in London. Before this, he was an economist for Moscow Narodny Bank in London, where he undertook sovereign credit research for EM, specifically Russia and Eastern Europe. He has also worked on investment and tax policies in the former Soviet Union and on energy policy for the UK Government Economic Service. He began his career undertaking an internship in Asian equity analysis for an investment management firm in Hong Kong. He earned a PhD in Development Economics from Cardiff Business School, University of Wales and graduated with a MSc in International Economics, Banking and Finance, also from Cardiff Business School. He has published widely in the fields of development economics and finance, and is a regular media contributor.