Andrew Naylor

Head of Middle East and Public Policy

World Gold Council

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Andrew Naylor joined the World Gold Council in 2016. He is part of the central banks and public policy team, and leads the Council’s Islamic finance initiative. The Islamic finance initiative was the catalyst for the launch of the AAOIFI Shari’ah Standard on Gold developed in collaboration with the World Gold Council, and opens up the gold market to the $2trn Islamic finance sector. Prior to this role Andrew worked for international consultancy firm Cicero Group advising financial institutions on foreign investment and trade policy in Asia, and the global regulatory reform agenda. In this role he provided economic and political commentary for global broadcasters including the BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC and China Central TV. Andrew has been a board member of the European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore since 2012, and was chairman of its financial services committee from 2012 – 2014 and treasurer from 2014 – 2016. Andrew has a degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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