Fixed Interests

Thomas Rookmaaker, Head of APAC Sovereigns, and Krisjanis Krustins, Primary Analyst on Pakistan discuss the results of Pakistan’s recent elections, their implications for IMF talks, and the country’s reform potential and funding prospects.

How will China’s 14th Five-Year Plan impact its medium-term growth prospects? Will the Chinese yuan soon challenge the US dollar as one of the world’s leading global currencies?

These are among the topics we will discuss on “China Perspectives,” a new Fitch Ratings podcast hosted by the firm’s lead sovereign analyst for China, Andrew Fennell. China Perspectives will feature candid discussions on the economic and credit developments most impacting China with experts from both within and outside of Fitch Ratings.

As the first international credit rating agency to set up an office in in China in 1997, Fitch has unparalleled experience and market share in the region, with 21 active offices across the Asia-Pacific region.

Subscribe to the new Fitch China Perspectives podcast, and stay tuned for our inaugural episode on the current state of onshore bond defaults, out this April on your podcast app.

Tariff uncertainty in the US, deflation pressures in China, and political instability in France and Germany are driving forecast changes for 2025. Join Brian Coulton and Ed Parker as they cover these and other developments detailed in Fitch's new Global Economic Outlook report.

Paul Gamble, Head of Emerging European Sovereigns, and Erich Arispe, Sovereigns Senior Director, discuss the recent elections in Turkey, and how policy decisions by the Erdogan administration may impact the domestic economy