Quick Info
| Profession | Economist |
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| Nationality | British |
| Date of Birth | 18/08/1967 |
| Age | 59 years |
| Birthplace | Tyne and Wear, England |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Latest News about Andy Haldane
Haldane gave the Chancellor's first Budget, delivered by John Healey, a score of four out of 10 in comments to the BBC. He said nothing in it reduced the credibility gap the government faces with bond markets, and he argued that the government would have seen a sharper fall in borrowing costs with a stronger effort to restrain public spending.
In an interview on the Spectator's Reality Check programme, Haldane said the Bank of England had been too slow to tackle the latest inflation wave and should have raised interest rates sooner. He also backed fiscal devolution while arguing that it is not a growth plan on its own.
Speaking to CNBC ahead of the Autumn Budget, Haldane warned that the UK was on thin ice and that the government needed to act to reassure financial markets. He said the government was significantly underweight in economic and financial expertise.
As president of the British Chambers of Commerce, Haldane told the group's global annual conference in London that the government must take action to direct domestic savings and pension funds into UK businesses. He argued that the country needed more boldness to tackle underinvestment in UK firms.
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Bio/Wiki
| Full Name | Andrew George Haldane |
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| Summary | British economist who worked at the Bank of England from 1989 to 2021, rising to chief economist and executive director of monetary analysis and statistics. He then served as chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) from 2021 until 2025. He is now president of the British Chambers of Commerce and regularly comments publicly on UK economic policy. |
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| Honorary Doctorate | University of Warwick (2019) |
Career
| Bank of England | Joined in 1989 and became chief economist and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, serving from 2014 to 2021 |
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| Royal Society of Arts | Chief Executive from 2021 until 2025 |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Has published over 150 academic articles and four books | |
| 2. His tenure as RSA chief executive is reported as the shortest in the institution's history | |
| 3. Has published around 200 articles and four books, according to his Bank of England biography | |
| 4. Was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine in 2014 |
