Sovereign Credit Insights APAC Edition
October Spotlight: Malaysia, and Pakistan, and the impact of currency depreciation on Asia-Pacific sovereigns
- Assessing Malaysia’s fiscal trajectory ahead of the 15th General Election
- Behind the downgrade of Pakistan’s rating to Caa1
- Breaking down the impact of currency depreciation on Asia-Pacific sovereigns
Join Moody's analysts for an update on:
- Assessing Malaysia’s fiscal trajectory ahead of the 15th General Election
- What does the outgoing government’s 2023 budget signal about fiscal sustainability?
- How will the election influence Moody’s view of Malaysia’s credit risks? - Behind the downgrade of Pakistan’s rating to Caa1
- How has this year’s severe flooding affected Pakistan’s credit profile?
- Will the country secure sufficient external financing to avoid default?
- Breaking down the impact of currency depreciation on Asia-Pacific sovereigns
- Which countries are most vulnerable to external liquidity stress and why?
- Are reserve buffers enough to sustain resilience against capital outflows?
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SpeakersChristian de Guzman Senior Vice President, Sovereign Risk Moody's Ratings
Nishad Majmudar Assistant Vice President – Analyst, Sovereign Risk and Credit Strategy & Research Moody's Investors Service
Grace Lim Analyst, Sovereign Risk Group Moody's Ratings
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Christian de Guzman is a Senior Vice President with Moody’s Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, he covers a portfolio of sovereigns and multilateral development banks in Asia Pacific, including Japan, India and a number of Southeast Asian credits, while also managing the team responsible for sub-sovereign ratings in Asia ex-China.
Christian joined Moody’s in 2009, after working as a Senior Economist for the Monetary Authority of Singapore, covering ASEAN economies. He has also held various positions with the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, and Procter & Gamble in Singapore.
Christian was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate in Economics and Political Science at the University of Georgia and received his M.A. in International Economics and Southeast Asian Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
Nishad Majmudar is an Assistant Vice President and Analyst within Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, Nishad covers a portfolio of sovereign credits across Asia-Pacific and writes thematic research on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the region.
Before joining Moody’s in 2020, Nishad was a risk officer in Wells Fargo Bank in Singapore, responsible for setting internal credit ratings for countries in APAC. Prior to that, Nishad was an economist for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he specialized in South Asian economies.
Nishad graduated from Syracuse University with degrees in journalism and economics, and holds a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University and a Master’s in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics.
Grace Lim is an Analyst with Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, Grace covers a portfolio of sovereign credits and multilateral development banks in Asia Pacific.
Before joining Moody’s in 2021, Grace was a Senior Economist at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, where she led the economic analysis for the US, Eurozone and some ASEAN economies. Prior to that, Grace was a policy analyst in the central bank working on banking regulatory frame works.
Grace holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Mathematics and Economics from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.