In this episode of Moody’s Talks – Emerging Markets Decoded, Aurelien Mali and Kathrin Muehlbronner of the Sovereign team join host Shirin Mohammadi to discuss the sociopolitical ramifications of the Russia-Ukraine crisis for the Middle East and Africa by drawing lessons from a similar global food and energy price shock in 2008. Plus, they discuss how the conflict is exacerbating an already precarious situation in Turkey.
Financial Institutions team analysts Allen Tischler and Jasper Cooper talk about the effects of higher inflation on global banks, insurance companies and asset managers, and explain why the negatives outweigh the positives.
Rahul Ghosh of the ESG team and Douglas Segars of the Project & Infrastructure Finance Group join host Sarah Carlson to discuss how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed the issue of energy security to the top of the policy agenda in Europe and what effect it will have on the region’s far-reaching decarbonization plans.