Sarah N’Sonde

Head of Sector Research, Coface

^{Sarah N’Sondé is the Head of Sector Research at the credit insurer Coface Economic Research Department; managing a team of economists and data scientists. Sarah is an economist with 18 years of experience, specialising in international macroeconomics, financial risks (sovereign ratings, country risk analysis, corporate and sector risk) and economic diplomacy. Her expertise in economics includes both developing and advanced economies. Her career history includes experiences in different types of organisations. Prior to Coface, she worked as a freelance economist consultant and as a financial services and prosperity officer at the British Embassy. She also previously worked for some years as a sovereign credit analyst at the international ratings agency Standard & Poor’s. She is an adjunct professor, teaching country risk analysis for a Master’s degree programme at the French university Paris Dauphine. Sarah holds a Master’s degree in International Economics from the University Paris Dauphine, a Licenciatura en Economicas from the Autónoma University in Madrid. She also holds a DESS, the French professional equivalent to a MPhil, in Economic Expertise and International Project Management from the University Paris Est Creteil Val de Marne. Sarah speaks French, Kikongo, English and Spanish.}