Biography

Nick Kounis is responsible for macro & financial markets research at ABN AMRO. He focuses on global economic issues and has been mostly busy analysing Europe’s sovereign debt crisis over recent years. He frequently gives presentations for participants in the financial markets as well as in industry an appears regularly in the media. Nick was previously Chief European Economist at Fortis. Before coming a bank economist, he worked at HM Treasury in London (the UK ministry of finance), advising ministers on the international economy, including sovereign debt problems and IMF programmes. He also advised on macroeconomic policy and the fiscal framework. Nick holds degrees in economics and finance, most recently from Durham University in the UK.