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Global Economic Outlook 2006 - 2007

The British American Business Council, the French-American Chamber of Commerce, the German-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc - Philadelphia, the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia, the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council and the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to provide you with an insight into the state of the global economy and to give you some predictions about how changes internationally can affect you and your business.

Dr. Andrew McLaughlin became Group Chief Economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group on 1 January 2005. Andrew was Deputy Chief Economist for three years prior to his appointment. Before joining the Bank, he spent three years in corporate finance advisory work with Ernst & Young.

Andrew holds a first class honors degree in Economics and Politics. His 1993 doctoral thesis won the prestigious Walter Bagehot prize for the best UK dissertation. Andrew spent several years working in academia before beginning his commercial career. He published a book on the automobile industry in 1998.

Andrew is a regular commentator in UK print and broadcast media and also a columnist in China Daily, China?s leading business newspaper. Andrew presents to customers in the UK, Europe and the USA and has undertaken a number of public-service engagements during his career.