Gender equality in the creditworthiness of EM sovereign debt with Karim Henide

Karim Henide, Portfolio Manager of Liquid Alternatives at Record Currency Management, gives us an exclusive insight into an upcoming paper, 'Isolating the female agency-driven development factor in external sovereign emerging market debt' (Henide and Ahmar, 2023). Highlighting the methodology and key findings of the paper, Karim discusses drivers improving female agency, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, as well as the role of women in emerging markets and Saudi's Vision 2030 gender achievements.

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