Amidst the global pandemic, Korea is outperforming its peers as a result of virus containment and rebounding exports. Stephen Schwartz and Jeremy Zook of APAC Sovereign Ratings discuss Korea’s economic and trade outlook, policies, and key risks.

In this latest podcast, Shelly Shetty, Managing Director of Sovereigns, and Carlos Morales, Director of Latin America Sovereigns, discuss sovereign trends in Central America. They delve into the challenges Central America are facing including fiscal pressures, headwinds from the U.S. and the global recession, spread of the coronavirus, downgrades and Negative outlooks ratings, and more. Find out which countries can be more resilient and what’s ahead for the region.

Paul Gamble, Head of Emerging Europe Sovereign Ratings, and Douglas Winslow, Director and lead analyst for Turkey, discuss Fitch’s recent revision of the Outlook on Turkey’s sovereign rating to Negative from Stable.

Stephen Schwartz, Head of APAC Sovereign Ratings and Thomas Rookmaaker, Director and Lead Analyst for Indonesia, discuss the economic impact of the Coronavirus in Indonesia, the fiscal and monetary policy responses and long term growth prospect.

The pandemic has had a heavy impact on SSA ratings. Jan Friederich, Head of Middle East & Africa Sovereign Rating, and Jermaine Leonard, Director, discuss the impact on sovereign ratings, the oil price shock, financing pressures and the G20 DSSI.

Climate change is a huge topic of political, social and financial market discourse.  Ed Parker, Head of Fitch’s EMEA Sovereign Ratings, and Tony Stringer, a Managing Director in the Sovereigns Group, discuss the main types of climate change risks, the uncertainties involved and the impact on sovereign ratings.

In the latest edition of Fixed Interests Shelly Shetty, Managing Director, and Kelli Bissett-Tom, Director and primary analyst for Peru, discuss the recent downgrade of Peru’s Local Currency IDR and its equalization with the Foreign Currency IDR which was also affirmed with a Stable Outlook. They examine the challenges ahead for Peru’s economic and fiscal profiles amid the coronavirus pandemic and an impending election cycle.

Nigeria faces significant challenges from the pandemic shock. Jan Friederich, Head of Middle East & Africa Sovereign Rating, and Mahmoud Harb, Director, discuss ongoing pressures on Nigeria’s external finances, its funding plan and growth outlook.

Forecasts cut again, but global economy close to bottoming out. Tony Stringer, Chief Operating Officer, Sovereigns and Brian Coulton, Chief Economist, discuss Fitch’s Global Economic Outlook - Crisis Update, May 2020

The GCC has been severely impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic. In this podcast, Jan Friederich, Head of Middle East and Africa Sovereign Ratings, and Krisjanis Krustins, Director and GCC Sovereigns analyst, discuss how sharply lower oil prices and the coronavirus crisis affect GCC sovereign ratings and currency pegs.