Thea Fourie leads the Sub-Saharan Economics and Country Risk analysis for S&P Global Market Intelligence. Her 30-year career has been devoted to macro-econometric modelling and macro-economic analysis of Sub-Saharan region, with a focus on markets including South Africa and Zambia. South Africa is part of our proprietary Global Link Model – an econometric model covering 95% of global GDP – where she takes responsibility for the country. She leads a team of 10 regional experts. The team covers major developments on the African continent through strategic research and analysis, supporting clients globally on horizon scanning, portfolio management, market entry and risk mitigation. Prior to joining S&P Global, Fourie was a financial economist and econometrician at ING Barings, BOE NatWest Securities, and ABSA Bank, specialising in macro and financial economic analysis of the South African economy.