Sovereign Deep Dive: Asia ex-China
Asia’s sovereign trajectories diverge in a changing global landscape
Geopolitical fragmentation, technological change and shifting investment flows are reshaping sovereign credit dynamics across Asia. Although these forces affect the region as a whole, sovereigns face them from different starting points and with varying degrees of economic resilience, policy flexibility and reform momentum.
Discussion points:
- How will AI adoption, technological change and shifting investment flows shape growth prospects and sovereign credit across Asia?
- How will policy agility help governments preserve fiscal flexibility while supporting growth, development priorities and reform momentum?
- How are Asian sovereigns positioned to navigate higher borrowing costs, fiscal pressures and geopolitical risks?
Speakers
Martin Petch
Vice President - Ratings, Sovereign Risk
Moody's Ratings
Young Kim
Assistant Vice President, Sovereign Risk
Moody's Ratings
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Martin Petch is a Vice President with Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. Based in Singapore, he covers a portfolio of sovereign credits in the Asia Pacific region – including China, Australia, Hong Kong - as well as credits in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Martin joined Moody’s in 2017, after working as the Manager of Economic Analysis and Research with BHP Billiton covering its key commodity markets, China, Japan and India, economies in the South East Asian region, and the major advanced economies.
Martin also held various positions with the Australian Commonwealth Treasury, the Commonwealth Bank and the Australian Industry Group.
Martin was a graduate in Economics from the University of Western Australia.
Young Kim is an AVP in Moody’s Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign Risk Group, based in Singapore. He is a lead analyst, covering sovereign portfolios and multilateral development banks in the Asia Pacific and CIS region, including the Philippines, Singapore, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, and other credits as well as institutions such as AIIB.
Previously, Young worked in Moody’s Financial Institutions Group, covering portfolios of nonbank financial institutions such as insurance, securities, and government-related entities in Korea and Hong Kong SAR. He also contributed to Moody’s ESG and sustainable finance team.
Before joining Moody’s, Young was a research officer at the International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C., focusing on country risk and public finance in the Fiscal Affairs Department.
Young holds a master’s degree in international relations and international economics from Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies.