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Soumaya Keynes

Columnist & Podcast host

Soumaya Keynes became economics columnist for the Financial Times after eight years at The Economist where she covered economics, trade and globalisation. Soumaya won an award for comment from the Society for American Business Editors and Writers. She also co-hosted The Economist's Money Talks podcast and co-founded the Trade Talks podcast.
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