COVID-19: Q&A
COVID-19 has ignited an unprecedented global economic crisis, that has been extraordinarily difficult to gauge, generating a blizzard of wide-ranging questions
From long-term economic implications for countries, industries, policy, credit and financial markets, to the methodologies we use in our analysis, this webinar is largely devoted to answering your questions.
Resources:
Speakers
- Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
- Cris deRitis, Deputy Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
- Steve Cochrane, Chief APAC Economist, Moody's Analytics
- Ryan Sweet, Senior Director, Moody's Analytics
- Petr Zemcik, Senior Director, Moody's Analytics
- Alfredo Coutino, Director, Moody's Analytics
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