Swapnil Karkare is a contributing writer for Financial Express Digital (financialexpress.com). He is a Chartered Accountant and economist with over a decade of experience across financial analysis, economics research, and financial writing.
He began his career in financial analysis at Majesco and later worked in credit portfolio management at NatWest (erstwhile RBS).
He subsequently moved into institutional economics research at IIFL Securities. He wrote economics and strategy notes for clients and analysed economic, financial, and company-level data for reports and presentations.
Since 2022, Swapnil has worked independently as a financial and economics writer and researcher. His work includes sectoral and economic analysis, research-backed articles and scripts, and podcasting. He has written for platforms including NDTV Profit, Trendlyne, TickerTape, India DataHub, and Indigo’s Hello 6E Magazine. He has also written for the magazine India Perspectives, a Ministry of External Affairs initiative.
Swapnil also has extensive experience in economics communication. He has hosted and produced podcasts covering economics and finance, including the econGully Marathi Podcast, the CA Podcast, the DataSpot Podcast, and the Swapnil Karkare Podcast – Economics Insights on India. His work focuses on making complex economic and financial subjects easier to understand while retaining analytical depth.
