Tej Parikh is a British

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and writer. Parikh was Chief Economist of the

Institute of Directors The Institute of Directors (IoD) is a British professional organisation for company directors, senior business leaders and entrepreneurs. It is the UK's longest running organisation for professional leaders, having been founded in 1903 and inco ...

, a private-sector employer lobbyist, from 2017 to 2021. Between 2015 and 2016 he worked as a journalist for ''

The Cambodia Daily ''The Cambodia Daily'' is a US-based English and Khmer language news site that evolved from a newspaper of the same name that stopped publishing in Cambodia in 2017 due to a tax dispute with the government then led by Hun Sen. ''The Cambodia Dail ...

'' in

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since 1865 and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its political, economic, industr ...

. He is currently Director of Economics at American credit ratings agency

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Biography

At the IoD between 2017 and 2021, Parikh appeared in the media and parliament as an advocate for SME's during

Brexit Brexit (, a portmanteau of "Britain" and "Exit") was the Withdrawal from the European Union, withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Brexit officially took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February ...

and the

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. He left the IoD in 2021 to become Director of Economics at

Kitty Ussher Katharine Anne Ussher (born 18 March 1971) is a British economist, public policy research professional and former politician. In November 2023 she moved from being chief economist at the Institute of Directors to Managing Director, Group Head o ...

, a former Labour Party MP, succeeded him as Chief Economist in September 2021. Prior to joining the IoD, he was an associate editor and reporter for ''

'' in

, where he wrote articles about Cambodia's economic and political development. His articles have also featured in ''

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'', ''

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'',

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, and ''

The Asia Times ''Asia Times'' (), formerly known as ''Asia Times Online'', is a Hong Kongbased English language news media publishing group, covering politics, economics, business, and culture from an Asian perspective. ''Asia Times'' publishes in English and ...

'', covering international affairs and public policy.

References

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