Raj has spent nearly 20 years preparing economic forecasts alongside providing regular sovereign risk analysis for Italy, Spain and Norway. He has also been covering the UK economy for the past three years. He produces regular briefing notes and country and special reports on his country responsibilities.

The length of his service implies that Raj has provided well-received analysis on the impact of the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis on Italy and Spain, alongside the economic costs of Brexit for the UK. He has undertaken various consultancy projects, which include econometric modeling, forecasting, data collection, and analysis.

Raj received his master's degree in economics from Birkbeck College, the University of London, where he specialized in international economics and macroeconomics. He gained his first degree in economics from Brunel University.