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Nick Marro

Lead for Global Trade & Analyst, Asia and China

Expert on global trade issues and developments tied to international commerce

Nick has spent over a decade in Asia analysing trade policy. Based in Hong Kong, he provides insights to corporate executives and government officials on topics including global trade flows, supply chain dynamics and trade protectionism.

Background

Nick has a particular focus looking at the intersection between geopolitics and trade, and regularly delivers briefings on how to navigate the shifting era of globalisation, particularly in the context of China’s evolving relationship with the West. Nick also concurrently helps to lead the EIU’s award-winning coverage of China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Australia. In that role, he shapes the EIU’s view on China-Taiwan relations, including how companies and governments can mitigate the risks attached to cross-Strait ties.

Nick previously conducted trade research in Beijing with the US-China Business Council, where he advised US companies on the Chinese market. He graduated from the University of Virginia with degrees in Foreign Affairs and Chinese, and holds graduate certification from the Johns Hopkins-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies.

Expertise Expertise

China, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia

Specialist subjects Specialist subjects

International trade forecasting, Global supply chains and investment, Global and regional trade integration, Trade policy and protectionism, International trade risks, US-China relations, EU-China relations, Taiwan-China relations, China-ASEAN relations, ASEAN trade and investment trends

Languages Languages

English, Mandarin

Location Location

Hong Kong

Recent speaking engagements

The White House

Global trade outlook 2020

Nick delivered a presentation to the US Department of Commerce, outlining The EIU’s global trade and risk forecasts for the future of global commerce in 2020.

A container ship travelling across the sea

China and the world

Nick spoke to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the US-China trade war, and how the spillover from that conflict will impact third country economies.

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The trade outlook for Asia

Nick served as the keynote speaker for an event by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs on Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy, where he discussed emerging trade and investment opportunities in South-east Asia amid the US-China trade war.

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