Slavina Damyanova 

Head of Editorial

Slavina has been with the company for over 15 years, holding management positions within both business units in that time. She currently leads the industry and macroeconomic research teams, designing and implementing proprietary analytical and data products and driving the ISI Emerging Markets Group editorial outreach programmes. Slavina holds a BA degree with Honours in Economics and International Relations from Brown University, USA, and an Executive MBA Degree from the American University in Bulgaria.

Stefan Stoyanov

Head of M&A Database

Stefan leads the M&A research and analysis team at ISI Emerging Markets Group. He is responsible for maintaining the most comprehensive emerging markets M&A database and for creating related editorial content. Stefan has worked on covering and valuing M&A deals for nearly a decade, and has prior experience in investment advisory and asset management.

Alexander Ivanov

Head of Macroeconomic Research

Alexander plays a pivotal role in the macroeconomic and quantitative analysis for ISI Emerging Markets Group. He has previously worked as an EMIS Insights researcher and was in charge of the industry analysis for China and the industry forecasts for emerging economies. He is among the creators of the CEIC Leading Indicator. Alexander is a doctoral candidate at the Warsaw School of Economics and a research scholarship holder at the Bulgarian National Bank.

Georgi Ninov

Senior Macroeconomic Researcher

Georgi has been a part of the CEIC Macroeconomic Research Team since 2015. He is involved in the development of the CEIC Leading Indicator, the quarterly macroeconomic snapshot reports and other publications. He holds a Master’s degree in Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Markets from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics.

Svetoslav Mladenov 

Global Industry Researcher 

Having been with the company for over eight years, Svetoslav has been one of the key persons in the expansion of our proprietary industry research and has a special focus on the LATAM region. Svetoslav holds a PhD degree in International Economic Relations from the University of National and World Economy (Bulgaria) and is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English and Bulgarian.

Gabriela Gandovska 

EMEA Researcher

Gabriela is a part of our Industry Research Team, responsible for the coverage and publishing of industry content for Turkey, Russia, Africa and Indonesia. Gabriela has been with the company for over five years, starting as an analyst for Turkey. She has over 15  years of experience in media, industry and macro analysis.

Nikoleta Slavcheva 

LATAM Researcher

Nikoleta started working at the company in 2013 as a freelance research analyst, responsible for the elaboration of industry reports on Brazil, Colombia and other countries in Latin America. In 2017, she took over the full-time position of Researcher, mainly focusing on the substantive editing of industry reports for the Latin American region. Nikoleta has an MA degree in Portuguese language and an MA degree in Business Administration from the Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.

Radina Koleva

Macroeconomic Researcher

Radina is a macroeconomic researcher, actively involved in the publication of global macroeconomic data insights and reports. She has 10 years of prior experience in print and digital media, covering mainly key global macro data, commodities, forex and central banks. Prior to joining ISI Emerging Markets Group, Radina used to work with the German state-owned investment agency and is also a German Bundestag's scholarship fellow.

Rohini Sanyal

India Research Economist

Rohini is a research economist, driving our India macroeconomic and industry content localisation strategy. Rohini has graduated with a Masters in Economics from the University of Warwick, UK, and prior to joining ISI Emerging Markets Group in 2019, worked for five years with policy think tanks such as NCAER, ICRIER, and corporates like Bain & Company.

Xintong (Olivia) Wu 

China Macroeconomic Researcher 

Xintong (Olivia) is our Shanghai-based China Macroeconomic Researcher. She comes from a policy background with three years of experience facilitating and regulating China’s foreign direct investment and outward direct investment before joining the company. Xintong holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs and has specialised in International Finance and Economic Policy at Columbia University, USA.

Yinglei Li 

China Researcher 

Yinglei is the China Researcher at ISI Emerging Markets Group’s Industry Research team, responsible for our China industry content and outreach initiatives. Yinglei holds a BA Degree in Economics in Insurance from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China, and an MSc in Finance and Investments from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Yinglei has been part of the team since 2018.