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Mark Miller
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Mark Miller worked as an Economist with the Country Analysis Europe team at The Economist Intelligence Unit. He was responsible for providing analysis and economic forecasts on the UK economy, along with Switzerland and the Netherlands. Mr Miller’s experience is primarily as a City economist, covering the UK economy at Morgan Stanley and Lloyds Corporate Markets for almost 20 years. At Morgan Stanley, he acquired personal votes for UK economics in theInstitutional Investor poll, as part of a number one-ranked pan-European Research team.
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