Dwyfor Evans is a Vice President and strategist in Emerging Markets foreign exchange for the Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa region, and is based in London. Prior to his appointment in February 2001, Evans was an economist for Moscow Narodny Bank in London, where he undertook sovereign credit research for emerging markets, specializing in Russia and Eastern Europe. He has also worked on a freelance basis on investment and tax policies in the former Soviet Union and on energy and fiscal policy for the United Kingdom Government Economic Service. He began his career undertaking an internship on Asian equity for a fund management firm in Hong Kong. Evans graduated with a master of science degree in international economics, banking and finance and earned a doctor of philosophy in development economics from the Cardiff Business School, University of Wales, UK. He has published widely in the fields of development economics and finance and is a regular media contributor for CNN, CNBC and the BBC.