HSBC economist to present at GCA conference
Chris Hare, an economist for HSBC Global Banking and Markets, will be taking to the podium at the upcoming Garden Centre Association Conference.
Chris Hare, an economist for HSBC Global Banking and Markets, will be taking to the podium at the upcoming Garden Centre Association (GCA) Conference, which will be held at Carden Park Chester on 27th January. He previously spent five years working for the UK forecasting division at the Bank of England.
'Experienced and knowledgeable senior economist'
Ben Harrison, GCA chairman elect and operations director of Haskins Garden Centres, said: “It’s quite an accomplishment for us to get such an experienced and knowledgeable senior economist like Chris to speak to our delegates. The economy is one of the hottest topics our members like to discuss when they get together and we’re sure Chris will have plenty of interesting insights to impart when he joins us.
“Chris, who joined the European Economics team at HSBC in 2017, covers European and UK issues. His main areas of focus include inflation, housing markets and long run growth trends.”
Peter Burks, chief executive officer of the GCA, added: “We’re anticipating that Chris will give us a state of the nation address, as well as insightful analysis of the UK economy. The recent budget will be part of his presentation. He will also share his forecasts for UK inflation against current market projections.”


