Sonali Punhani is European Economist, Executive Director, UBS. Prior to that she was Head of UK Economics and a Director in the European Economics team in Credit Suisse, London. Sonali has 14 years of experience in financial services, leading the coverage and forecasting of monetary policy, fiscal policy, cyclical indicators and political developments for the UK and European economy. She has also presented her views at conferences, media forums such as Bloomberg, BBC, CNN and CNBC as well as external forums. She is also involved in global thematic research on labour markets, with a special focus on the impact of the pandemic on women employment.