Summary
S&P Global Ratings analysts held a live, interactive webinar on Thursday, May 7, to discuss the credit outlook for Korean corporates and financial institutions amid the Middle East conflicts.
Key discussion topics included:
- What are our latest views on Korean economy and sovereign ratings, and how exposed is it to the Middle East conflict?
- The impact of Middle East conflicts on Korea’s major industries, including oil & gas, refining, chemicals, utilities, and semiconductors
- Middle East war-induced financial market volatility and asset quality strain to test the resilience of Korean financial institutions
- Recent key rating actions and the credit outlook for Korean corporates
- U.S. private credit stress unlikely to pose a material risk to Korea's financial system
Speakers:
Andrew Wood, Director, Sovereign Ratings
JunHong Park, Director, Corporate Ratings
Jeremy Kim, Associate Director, Corporate Ratings
Ji Cheong, Associate Director, Corporate Ratings
Taehee Kim, Associate Director, Corporate Ratings
Daehyun Kim, Director, Financial Institutions Ratings
Sunghyun Park, Associate Director, Financial Institutions Ratings
Heejin Lee, Associate Director, Financial Institutions Ratings
Moderator:
HongTaik Chung, Managing Director, Financial Institutions Ratings
This webinar replay is free of charge.