2027 Sustainable Finance Outlook – EMEA/APAC Edition
Navigating the Credit Divide
Discussion topics:
- Will higher borrowing costs and competing spending pressures constrain sustainable investment and labeled debt refinancing?
- How will energy security and affordability concerns reshape transition investments?
- Will physical climate risks and water infrastructure needs drive resilience financing?
- What credit risks and financing opportunities will AI adoption and digital infrastructure create?
Speakers
Maisam Hasnain
Senior Vice President - Sustainable Finance, Head of Assessments, APAC
Moody's Ratings
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Maisam Hasnain is a Senior Vice President and Regional Head of Assessments for Asia Pacific in Moody’s Sustainable Finance Group.
Based in Singapore, Maisam leads analytical teams across Hong Kong SAR, China; Singapore and Tokyo responsible for producing Second Party Opinions (SPOs) and Net Zero Assessments (NZAs). SPOs provide an opinion on the overall sustainability quality of financial instruments or financing frameworks, while NZAs offer an independent and comparable view of the strength of an entity’s carbon emissions reduction plans relative to a global net-zero pathway.
Prior to his current role, Maisam was Vice President and Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Corporate Finance Group in Singapore, where he served as lead rating analyst for companies across a broad array of sectors in South and Southeast Asia. He also played a key role in supporting the integration of ESG considerations into Moody's credit ratings and research for nonfinancial corporates.
Before relocating to Singapore in 2017, Maisam spent seven years in Moody's Hong Kong office, including four years as a Rating Associate covering corporate issuers across APAC.
He joined Moody's in 2010 as part of the Regional Product Strategy team, supporting the firm’s research and data businesses as well as new business initiatives.
Maisam holds a double major in Economics and Finance and a minor in Arabic from The University of Hong Kong. He is also a CFA charterholder.