Tej Parikh
British economist and writer
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Tej Parikh is a British economist and writer.
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Parikh was Chief Economist of the Institute of Directors, a private-sector employer lobbyist, from 2017 to 2021.[1][2][3][4] Between 2015 and 2016 he worked as a journalist for The Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh.[5] He is currently Director of Economics at American credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings.[6]
Biography
At the IoD between 2017 and 2021, Parikh appeared in the media and parliament as an advocate for SME's during Brexit[7][8][9] and the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11] He left the IoD in 2021 to become Director of Economics at Fitch Ratings. Kitty Ussher, a former Labour Party MP, succeeded him as Chief Economist in September 2021.[4]
Prior to joining the IoD, he was an associate editor and reporter for The Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh, where he wrote articles about Cambodia's economic and political development.[12][13] His articles have also featured in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Reuters, and The Asia Times, covering international affairs and public policy.[14][15][16]