TICKING TIME BOMB$: Why rising US interest rates could plunge US economy into crisis. We revisit former World Bank economist, TOM WARD, whose analysis of global & US debt illustrates the danger

Tom Ward is an economist and advisor with a long track record in financial services from the World Bank to some of the biggest financial services consulting firms worldwide. During a nearly decade at the World Bank, Tom had a variety of assignments and functions including projects for Armenian, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Romania, Russia, and Turkey. Sectors he covered included agribusiness, banking supervision and finance, competitive grant schemes, disaster management and associated risk management, e-government, extension services, forestry, healthcare, infrastructure, knowledge management, oil and gas, open data, as well as Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) development. During a later stint at Price Waterhouse Coopers, Tom oversaw and supported international financial institutions in support of efficient and effective operations. He maintained full account development responsibility for creating and managing re-branding and account rebuilding, assigned to relationships and responsibilities across private-public partnerships (infrastructure and healthcare) and in other areas. He also held high level responsibilities at other major companies. Tom attended the London School of Economics and Political Science where he earned an Msc., Political Economics of Transition and International Business. He has a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of St. Thomas. Contact Tom Ward: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/trward E-Mail:[email protected] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-aidan-byrne0/support