Pasquale Diana is Head of Research at Milan-based asset manager AComeA SGR, with over 20 years of experience. Previously, he held the position of Head of CEEMEA Economics at Morgan Stanley for several years. His main focus is the business cycle and the implications for monetary policy, but he has written extensively also on issues such as external debt, fiscal policy, balance of payments dynamics, economic convergence and has presented his views at several conferences in the CEE region. Pasquale holds a BSc and an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.