2020 was a year full of surprises, especially with the rapid escalation of the pandemic earlier in the year that paralysed most businesses and impacted the global economy. Join us on 17 February and find out what is in store for our global economy in 2021 from UOB's Investment Strategist Mr Francis Tan.

About the Speaker

Mr Francis Tan

Investment Strategist at UOB Private Bank

Francis is an investment strategist with UOB Private Bank. Before that, he was an economist with the United Overseas Bank’s Global Economics & Markets Research team. His interest is in the field of development and financial economics, where he is passionate about the future development and economic opportunities for ASEAN nations via financial innovation. While going about his daily research work running economic models and crafting reports, he also provides regular economics commentaries in both English and Mandarin on TV and Radio and is frequently quoted in the print media.

Francis obtained the Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Economics in 2002 and the Master of Social Science in Applied Economics in 2003 from the National University of Singapore.