[1][2] She joined British bank Standard Chartered in 1997 as a member of their corporate sales team before moving into a role where she researched African foreign exchange markets.
[2][1] Khan is now Standard Chartered's chief economist for Africa[3] She works for the bank's Africa regional office and also their wholesale bank.
[1] Khan provides analysis on the economies of African nations for the bank's internal executive committees and its customers.
[1] She has also advised non-governmental organisations, trading funds and has provided analysis for CNN, the BBC and CNBC.
[1] Khan sits on the World Economic Forum's councils for poverty and development; population; and migration.