Sovereign Deep Dive: Russia, CIS & Turkey: Coronavirus growth and fiscal shock, political developments weigh on credit quality
- Weaker fiscal, external positions constrain shock absorption capacity
- Political tensions drive event risk
- Quality of institutions a key credit differentiator
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Wednesday, November 18 | 9:00 EST | 14:00 GMT
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Evan is responsible for a portfolio of credits in Eastern and Northern Europe as well as the CIS that includes Russia, Ukraine, Iceland, Israel and Serbia; he has previously worked on EU countries including Portugal and Hungary. Evan joined Moody’s in 2015 after a varied career in the UK public and private sector.
Prior to starting at Moody’s, he spent five and half years working as an economist at the Bank of England, where his last role was an economic adviser in the External Monetary Policy Committee unit. He also worked as a financial economist in the Monetary Analysis division as well as in the bank resolution area working with other UK authorities to monitor and resolve financial institutions as part of the UK’s Resolution Regime. Before joining the Bank of England, he worked in corporate finance at KPMG focusing on debt advisory and mergers and acquisitions.
He holds an MSc in Finance from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain as well as an MComm in Economics from the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
Christian Fang is an Assistant Vice President–Analyst with Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group.
Based in Singapore, Christian serves as Lead Analyst for a portfolio of sovereigns in Asia Pacific and Eurasia, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Solomon Islands.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Christian was a Lead Portfolio Manager for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (the country’s central bank), where he was responsible for the investment of Singapore’s foreign reserves in European fixed income, global investment grade credit, and global developed equity markets.
Christian’s time with the central bank included a two-and-a-half-year stint in London as its sole in-house investment representative. Christian also worked in monetary policy operations and macro-prudential policy research, and was involved in the negotiation of Singapore’s renminbi swap line with China, as well as banking system-wide stress tests.
Christian holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from The University of Chicago and a Master in Finance from Princeton University.
Sarah is responsible for a portfolio of credits that includes the United Kingdom, Ireland, Portugal, and Cyprus. She is also one of the Sovereign Risk Group’s global spokespeople. She joined Moody’s in 2009 after completing a Sloan Fellowship at the London Business School.
Prior to this academic sabbatical, she spent seven years at the Financial Services Authority in London where she headed the regulator’s Risk Analysis area and acted as its chief macroeconomist. Before joining the FSA, she worked in Dun & Bradstreet’s Economic Analysis Group for six years, where she was the organisation’s Deputy Chief Economist.
She holds an MA in European Studies (with a concentration in Economics and Finance) from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University and an AB with a double major in Government and History from Dartmouth College. She is a CFA Charterholder.
Evan is responsible for a portfolio of credits in Eastern and Northern Europe as well as the CIS that includes Russia, Ukraine, Iceland, Israel and Serbia; he has previously worked on EU countries including Portugal and Hungary. Evan joined Moody’s in 2015 after a varied career in the UK public and private sector.
Prior to starting at Moody’s, he spent five and half years working as an economist at the Bank of England, where his last role was an economic adviser in the External Monetary Policy Committee unit. He also worked as a financial economist in the Monetary Analysis division as well as in the bank resolution area working with other UK authorities to monitor and resolve financial institutions as part of the UK’s Resolution Regime. Before joining the Bank of England, he worked in corporate finance at KPMG focusing on debt advisory and mergers and acquisitions.
He holds an MSc in Finance from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain as well as an MComm in Economics from the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
Christian Fang is an Assistant Vice President–Analyst with Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group.
Based in Singapore, Christian serves as Lead Analyst for a portfolio of sovereigns in Asia Pacific and Eurasia, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Solomon Islands.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Christian was a Lead Portfolio Manager for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (the country’s central bank), where he was responsible for the investment of Singapore’s foreign reserves in European fixed income, global investment grade credit, and global developed equity markets.
Christian’s time with the central bank included a two-and-a-half-year stint in London as its sole in-house investment representative. Christian also worked in monetary policy operations and macro-prudential policy research, and was involved in the negotiation of Singapore’s renminbi swap line with China, as well as banking system-wide stress tests.
Christian holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from The University of Chicago and a Master in Finance from Princeton University.