Media Advisory/Interview Opportunity - RBC Capital Markets' Chief European Economist to Address Petroleum Club

CALGARY, May 25, 2012 /CNW/ - Jens Larsen, Chief European Economist, RBC Capital Markets, will present 'Europe - What's Next? Too Much Debt, Too Little Time…' at the Petroleum Club on Tuesday, May 29 at 12:00 p.m.

Mr. Larsen will discuss how political progress and monetary stimulus have averted a financial and economic catastrophe in the euro area, at least for the time being, as well as how the Eurozone will negotiate the obstacles and risks that could push the process off course.

		Who:		Jens Larsen, Chief European Economist, RBC Capital Markets
		What:		Europe - What's Next? Too Much Debt, Too Little Time…
		When:		Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Registration - 11:45 a.m. Presentation - 12:00 p.m.
		Where:		The Petroleum Club, Devonian Room 319 - 5th Avenue S.W., Calgary

Advanced registration is required. Please RSVP to Jo-Ann Fraser at [email protected] or 403-292-3372. 

Jens Larsen, Chief European Economist, RBC Capital Markets

Jens Larsen is Chief European Economist and a Managing Director for RBC Capital Markets. Based in London, Jens works closely with RBC's fixed income and equity teams in the U.K. and Europe, as well as with the economics teams globally.

Jens joined RBC in 2010 from the Bank of England, where he was head of the Macro Financial Analysis Division, providing financial market analysis to the Monetary Policy Committee. In previous roles at the Bank of England, he has worked as staff Economist and Manager, and as Private Secretary to the Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy. From 2006 to 2008, Jens was Alternate Executive Director for the United Kingdom on the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund.

Jens has a PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Southampton, U.K., and a BA in Economics from the University of Aarhus, Denmark.

 

 

 

Jo-Ann Fraser, RBC Public Affairs, 403-292-3372 or 403-860-0380, [email protected]