Original publish date: August 19, 2020

Inside this episode:

• Christian de Guzman of the Sovereign team discusses how lower wages and the fall in employment of migrant workers in advanced economies will result in a decline in remittances to some developing economies. 
• Banking team analyst Nitish Bhojnagarwala talks about our outlook for the issuance of Islamic sukuk bonds.​

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2. Lower remittances after coronavirus to hurt consumption, raise external risks in major recipient countries
3. Moody's Emerging Markets Focus

Original publish date: August 5, 2020

Inside this episode:

• Corporates analyst Lahlou Meksaoui discusses the credit outlook for UAE property developers. 
• Sean Hwang, also from the Corporates team, talks about prospects for a revival of Macao's gaming sector.​​​

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1. Double hit from coronavirus and oil price slump will erode credit quality for most
2. End of quarantine for mainland tourists is credit positive for gaming companies
3. Moody's Emerging Markets Focus

Original publish date: July 22, 2020

Inside this episode:

• Artem Frolov of the Corporates team provides insight about our cautiously optimistic view of Russian oil companies’ credit dynamics despite the adverse operating environment. 
• Michael Higgins of the Sovereign team discusses the challenges and recovery prospects for non-investment grade emerging and frontier market sovereigns.​​

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1. Russian oil majors’ credit quality will stay solid despite coronavirus, oil price pressure
2. Coronavirus shock triggers sharp economic downturn and intensifies fiscal and external liquidity challenges
3. Moody's Emerging Markets Focus

Original publish date: July 8, 2020

Inside this episode:

• Sarah Carlson of the Sovereign team examines Turkey’s economic and credit prospects following the coronavirus shock.
• Merxe Tudela Carreres of the Model Development group discusses the findings of Moody’s new EM Financial Conditions Indicators series.​​​​

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2. Moody's Emerging Markets Focus

Original publish date: June 24, 2020

Inside this episode:

• David Rogovic of the Sovereigns team discusses how the global travel slump is hurting emerging market countries, particularly small island-economies with a heavy dependence on tourism revenue. 
• Barbara Mattos of the Corporates team shares insights as to how Brazilian mining giant Vale, a bellwether for the sector, is faring after coronavirus related disruption to its operations. ​​​​​​​

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1. Lack of economic diversification and fiscal space leave small, island economies vulnerable to sustained drop in tourism
2. Coronavirus outbreak halts Itabira, a credit negative for operational stability
3. Moody's Emerging Markets Focus

Original publish date: June 10, 2020

Inside this episode:

• Michael Taylor of the Credit Strategy & Research team discusses the prospects for economic recovery and employment stability in China as the country tries to revitalize growth following the coronavirus.
• Kelvin Dalrymple from the Sovereign team talks about the twin shocks for East Africa of the coronavirus and a locust infestation that threatens the region’s crops.​

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1. Policy sessions indicate economic recovery, employment are government's top priorities
2. World Bank's emergency funding for East Africa points to risks from intensifying locust swarms
3. Moody's Emerging Markets Focus

Original publish date: May 27, 2020

Inside this episode:

• Lucie Villa of the Sovereign team discusses a debt relief initiative for low-income countries grappling with liquidity pressures. 
• Daniela Jayesuria of the Structured Finance team offers insights on coronavirus-related debt moratoriums for individual and corporate borrowers in Latin America, one of the biggest securitization markets in emerging markets.​​​​​

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1. Rating Action: Moody's places Pakistan's B3 rating under review for downgrade
2. Government of Ethiopia – B2 RUR; Update following downgrade and initiation of review for further downgrade
3. Policy support will mitigate economic damage but will not avert recessions
4. Moody's Emerging Markets Focus

Original publish date: May 13, 2020

Inside this episode:

• Atsi Sheth of the Credit Strategy and Research team shares insights on how the coronavirus will likely push the global economy into recession this year, and why the downturn poses particular risks for emerging markets. 
• Sean Marion of the Financial Institutions team discusses why credit risks are rising for South African banks.​​​​​

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2. Global Macro Outlook 2020-21 (April 2020 Update): Global recession is deepening rapidly as restrictions exact high economic cost
3. Banking System Outlook Update - South Africa: Credit profiles will weaken as the coronavirus pushes economy into recession
4. Moody's Emerging Markets Focus

Original publish date: April 29, 2020

Inside this episode:

• Ariane Ortiz-Bollin of the Sovereign team and Nymia Almeida of the Corporates team discuss the factors behind our recent rating downgrades of the Mexican sovereign and domestic energy giant PEMEX. 
• Insights from Franco Leung of the Corporates team on the weaker operating environment for China’s property sector, one of the most active segments in emerging Asia debt markets.​​​​

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2. Rating Action: Moody's downgrades PEMEX's ratings to Ba2; negative outlook
3. Outlook turns negative; but most rated developers are stronger than broad sector
4. Moody's Emerging Markets Focus

Original publish date: April 15, 2020

Inside this episode: 

• India’s sweeping lockdown to combat the coronavirus outbreak is the largest restriction of movement the world has ever seen. In this episode, Moody’s analysts William Foster and Alka Anbarasu talk through the credit implications of containment efforts for the country’s government and banks. 
• Analyst Gabriel Torres also joins to discuss Argentina’s economic outlook and prospects for another debt restructuring.

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2. Government of Argentina – Ca negative; update following downgrade to Ca, outlook negative
3. Outlook changed to negative as coronavirus outbreak and bank default add to risks
4. Moody's Emerging Markets Focus