Speculative-grade default rate for emerging market companies improves with macro conditions

The default rate will decline to 3.3% by the end of Q1 2025, far below the peak of nearly 15% at the end of 2022 which was driven by the Russia-Ukraine war and China’s property market woes.

Guest: Yang Liu, Vice President - Senior Analyst, Moody's Ratings

Host: Scott Phillips, Associate Managing Director, Moody’s Ratings

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