Moody's analysts and our guest speaker Sheila M’Mbijjewe, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Kenya, discussed and shared their insights into what lies ahead for East Africa after the pandemic.   



09:00 - Opening Remarks and Introductions
Marie Diron, Managing Director, Sovereign Risk Group

09:05 - Keynote interview with Sheila M’Mbijjewe, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Kenya and Marie Diron, Managing Director, Sovereign Risk Group
• Exploring the impact of the covid-19 crisis on Kenya’s economy and short-and medium-term prospects
• Measures taken by the central bank and other policymakers to soften the impact

09:30 - How Covid-19 is affecting Moody’s assessment of credit risk in Kenya
• Dissecting the economic and financial impact and the implications for government finances
• Discussing how the key financial metrics of Kenyan Banks will change following the pandemic
• Financing sustainable infrastructure in Kenya
Moderator: Antonello Aquino, Associate Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group

Panellists:
David Rogovic, Vice President - Senior Analyst, Sovereign Risk Group
Christos Theofilou, Vice President - Senior Analyst, Financial Institutions Group
Christopher Bredholt, Vice President - Senior Credit Officer, Project and Infrastructure Finance Group

10:00 - Focus on East Africa and the post-coronavirus recovery
A Moody’s panel of experts explore the implications for growth, government finances and the banking/corporate sectors in neighbouring East African economies of Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia.
Moderated by: Matt Robinson, Associate Managing Director, Sovereign Risk Group with panellists from Moody's Sovereign Risk, Financial Institutions, Corporate Finance groups.

10:30 - End of Webinar

Following the commencement of TRIM in 2016, there are has been a multi phased approach to the ECB’s TRIM exercise. As we are gearing up for a year of further TRIM exercises and transitioning to review of wholesale and low default portfolios, Moody’s would like to host this webinar to provide:

  1. Further insight to the challenges in the market thus far
  2. The common themes across Europe
  3. Remediation and best practice approaches

Following the commencement of TRIM in 2016, there are has been a multi phased approach to the ECB’s TRIM exercise. As we are gearing up for a year of further TRIM exercises and transitioning to review of wholesale and low default portfolios, Moody’s would like to host this webinar to provide:

  1. Further insight to the challenges in the market thus far
  2. The common themes across Europe
  3. Remediation and best practice approaches

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