Moody's Ratings & VIS Rating Media Roundtable: APAC credit themes and Vietnam’s 2026 outlook
On 26 February 2026, Moody’s Ratings, together with VIS Rating, hosted an in-person media roundtable at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi with International and Vietnamese media.
Key agenda highlights included:
1️⃣ Moody’s Ratings’ view on key APAC credit themes, updates on Vietnam’s sovereign and insights from its report on government reforms (moderated and presented by Gene Fang, Associate Managing Director, Moody’s Ratings)
2️⃣ Moody’s Ratings’ assessment of Vietnam’s banking sector, including an APAC banking overview (Alka Anbarasu, Associate Managing Director, Moody’s Ratings)
3️⃣ VIS Rating’s 2026 Credit Outlook for Vietnam, with comments on the corporate and financial institutions sectors (Duc Hieu Duong, CFA, Director, Senior Analyst, VIS Rating)
4️⃣ Corporate Bond Market Outlook, covering expectations on issuance, refinancing risks, default rates, and key watchpoints (Hung Phan Duy, CFA, MBA, Director, Senior Analyst, VIS Rating)
