Zahabia Gupta – S&P Global Ratings’ associate director in the Sovereign and International Public Finance team
Responsible as primary analyst for sovereign credit ratings in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa. Analysed and monitored macroeconomic and financial indicators for a portfolio of sovereigns and multilateral banks, which included the UAE, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Maldives, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Islamic Development Bank, Gulf Investment Corporation and APICORP
Published regular credit analyses and credit opinions, as well as more than 30 issuer and sector comments on the GCC and MENA region in conjunction with global colleagues
Assisted senior analysts with preparing rating committee memos and presented at committees
