Oliver Sawbridge

Manager, Policy and Insights

Economist Impact

Oliver Sawbridge is a policy and insights manager at Economist Impact in its new globalisation practice, and is particularly responsible for research and analysis on international trade. As the global economy is being transformed by multiple forces including geopolitics, technological progress and climate change, the new globalisation practice works with clients to navigate these structural shifts.

His insights provide context and meaning in an accessible way. They are informed by numerous years of policy experience, most recently at the Department for International Trade, where he delivered aspects of Britain’s free-trade agreement programme. Before this he was a policy and legislative researcher at the House of Commons.

Mr Sawbridge holds a master’s degree in international relations from the University of Auckland. His areas of expertise include geopolitics, trade and supply chains.

Recent contributions

Economic Development
Economic Development

Can global coordination stabilise food price volatility?

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Economic Development
Economic Development

Balancing government budgets amid uncertainty demo

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Economic Development
Economic Development

Balancing government budgets amid uncertainty

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Economic Development
Economic Development

The impact of China’s reopening on global supply chains

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Economic Development
Economic Development

The outlook series: key trends in trade—2023

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Economic Development
Economic Development

Growth amid uncertainty: Strategising for growth in the US Market

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Sustainability
Sustainability

Five essential takeaways from the Economist Impact event on net-zero transport and infrastructure

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Economic Development
Economic Development

Supply chain resilience: semiconductor autonomy

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Economic Development
Economic Development

Growth amid uncertainty – Understanding new global consumer behaviours to grow businesses internationally

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