Tom Byrne, Moody's Singapore-based senior vice president and regional credit officer for Asia and the Middle East, discusses the credit profile of Korea and other prominent East-Asian governments against the background of rising sovereign-credit stress in advanced countries. He will also provide a focus on South Korea, which Moody’s upgraded to A1 in April 2010. How has Korea’s credit story played out since then, and what are the strengths and risks looking forward?

 

Thursday, September 29, 2011

12:00 PM - Registration and Luncheon
12:30 PM - Lecture and Q&A

Executive Business Luncheon
Weathering Sovereign Risk Turmoil: Korea and East Asia

About the Speaker
Tom Byrne is Moody's spokesperson and director of analysis for the Sovereign Risk Group in the Asia and Middle East regions and is based in Singapore. Prior to working at Moody's, he worked in the Institute of International Finance in Washington, DC, where, for much of his tenure, he was senior economist in the Asia-Pacific Department, after having begun his career as an economist in the Africa-Middle East Department. Tom has an MA degree in International Relations with an emphasis on economics from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, after having served in South Korea as a US Peace Corps volunteer. Tom often represents Moody's at seminars and conferences.


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