IN-PERSON EVENT | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hyatt Regency Tashkent
Join us to explore Uzbekistan's evolving financial landscape. This event will bring together Moody’s experts, industry leaders, policymakers, and investors to explore key trends and challenges across sectors and their impact on credit and economic growth. Engage in unmatched networking opportunities, direct interactions with Moody’s analysts, and insightful discussions.
Industry leaders and Moody's subject matter experts will discuss the latest developments in the financial sector
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Nina Zhukovskaya at Nina.Zhukovskaya@moodys.com.
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Burak Cerrahoglu is Vice President and responsible for new rating relationships in CIS region and Turkiye.
Prior to joining Moody’s in 2007, Burak was Operations/Risk Manager with European Housing Finance EHF, which is a mortgage finance company based in Istanbul and specializing in the secondary mortgage market in Turkey. Burak was previously with the Mortgage Acceptance Corp. in the U.S., while structuring MBS and mortgage whole loan sales.
Burak holds M.S. in Finance from Boston College and B.S. in Finance from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Young Kim is an analyst with Moody’s Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, he covers portfolio of sovereigns in Asia Pacific, including Philippines, Bangladesh, and a number of Asian credits. Prior to this role, he worked in Moody's ESG/sustainable finance team and was lead analyst with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group, responsible for portfolio of insurance, securities, government-related issuers, and other nonbank financial institutions in Korea. Before joining Moody’s, he worked for International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C., as a research officer in Fiscal Affairs Department, analyzing country risk and public finance issues. Young Kim holds a master’s degree in international relations and international economics from the Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies where he focused his studies in energy, resource, and environment program and international finance. Young is certified in ESG Investing through the CFA Institute.
Lev is an Assistant Vice President – Analyst at Moody’s Dubai office (UAE), covering financial institutions including Insurance companies and banks in Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Ukraine.
Prior to joining Dubai office in 2022, he worked for Moody’s Financial Institutions Group in Moscow, Russia and for Moody’s Credit Policy research group in New York. Lev holds an MBA in finance from Zicklyn School of Business (New York), and BBA degree in finance from Baruch College CUNY (New York).
Ekaterina Lipatova is an Assistant Vice President – Analyst at Moody’s, based in Dubai. She is responsible for ratings of corporate issuers in various sectors in CIS including oil&gas, infrastructure, consumer products, and others.
Ekaterina joined Moody’s in 2008 after working for VTB for 5 years, in Moscow, specialising in corporate lending and later in trade finance transactions. Ekaterina holds two Master degrees in Finance from the State Academy of Finance in Moscow and SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan.
Burak Cerrahoglu is Vice President and responsible for new rating relationships in CIS region and Turkiye.
Prior to joining Moody’s in 2007, Burak was Operations/Risk Manager with European Housing Finance EHF, which is a mortgage finance company based in Istanbul and specializing in the secondary mortgage market in Turkey. Burak was previously with the Mortgage Acceptance Corp. in the U.S., while structuring MBS and mortgage whole loan sales.
Burak holds M.S. in Finance from Boston College and B.S. in Finance from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Odilbek serves as the CEO and Managing Director at Finasia Capital Ltd, UK, leading corporate finance advisory firm focused on Uzbekistan and frontier markets. In his previous role as Deputy Minister of Finance in Uzbekistan from March 2019 to February 2023, he spearheaded the management of several key financial departments, initiated legal reforms, supported market liberalization, and attracted substantial financing for various projects, including the issuance of USD 2.6 billion Eurobonds. Odilbek played an instrumental role in pioneering the first-ever UZS 2.5 trillion SDG bond issuance in the CEEMEA region in 2021 and significantly expanded the local government bond market. With earlier experience at HSBC Bank plc, London, in Debt Capital Markets, Odilbek advised governments and corporates across the CEEMEA region, successfully executing deals raising over USD 115 billion. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and has completed an MSc in Finance at the University of Strathclyde, a BA (Hons) in Business Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a Bachelor's degree in International Economic Relations at UWED, Uzbekistan.
Burak Cerrahoglu is Vice President and responsible for new rating relationships in CIS region and Turkiye.
Prior to joining Moody’s in 2007, Burak was Operations/Risk Manager with European Housing Finance EHF, which is a mortgage finance company based in Istanbul and specializing in the secondary mortgage market in Turkey. Burak was previously with the Mortgage Acceptance Corp. in the U.S., while structuring MBS and mortgage whole loan sales.
Burak holds M.S. in Finance from Boston College and B.S. in Finance from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Young Kim is an analyst with Moody’s Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, he covers portfolio of sovereigns in Asia Pacific, including Philippines, Bangladesh, and a number of Asian credits. Prior to this role, he worked in Moody's ESG/sustainable finance team and was lead analyst with Moody’s Financial Institutions Group, responsible for portfolio of insurance, securities, government-related issuers, and other nonbank financial institutions in Korea. Before joining Moody’s, he worked for International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C., as a research officer in Fiscal Affairs Department, analyzing country risk and public finance issues. Young Kim holds a master’s degree in international relations and international economics from the Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies where he focused his studies in energy, resource, and environment program and international finance. Young is certified in ESG Investing through the CFA Institute.
Lev is an Assistant Vice President – Analyst at Moody’s Dubai office (UAE), covering financial institutions including Insurance companies and banks in Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Ukraine.
Prior to joining Dubai office in 2022, he worked for Moody’s Financial Institutions Group in Moscow, Russia and for Moody’s Credit Policy research group in New York. Lev holds an MBA in finance from Zicklyn School of Business (New York), and BBA degree in finance from Baruch College CUNY (New York).
Ekaterina Lipatova is an Assistant Vice President – Analyst at Moody’s, based in Dubai. She is responsible for ratings of corporate issuers in various sectors in CIS including oil&gas, infrastructure, consumer products, and others.
Ekaterina joined Moody’s in 2008 after working for VTB for 5 years, in Moscow, specialising in corporate lending and later in trade finance transactions. Ekaterina holds two Master degrees in Finance from the State Academy of Finance in Moscow and SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan.
