Country Risk Analyst, Singapore

Country Risk Analyst, Singapore

Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research team is currently seeking a country risk analyst based out of our Singapore office.

Fitch Solutions, the global leader in emerging markets analysis, requires a commercially minded and experienced individual with the skills and ambition to succeed as a Senior Analyst, specializing in Country Risk and Industry Research. You will be contributing to our market intelligence service, providing analytical research for senior decision makers in banks, consultancies, multinational corporations, investment funds and government agencies.

What We Offer:

• Supportive team culture and work life balance
• Exposure in client engagement and media interviews
• Provide continuous job training

We’ll Count on You To:

• Provide regular economic, political risk and financial market analysis
• Act as analytical lead for a portfolio of major economies, taking full ownership of all forecasts and historical data
• Write research notes on a daily basis, as well as contributing to monthly and quarterly analysis, producing both country-specific and thematic regional research including: economic growth, fiscal & monetary policy, trade, debt dynamics, political risk, financial markets and demographics
• Work on maintaining and further developing proprietary data sets that add analytical value
• Work with sales to represent the team and deliver key views and forecasts in a concise and articulate manner during client engagements as well as at industry events. Be a brand ambassador for our research and company
• Be commercially minded and understand how research and data is used by our clients.
• Mentor and guide junior analysts on the team through training, editing and discussion of forecasts and views

What You Need to Have:

• BA/MA/MSc/PhD in economics or a closely related field
• Relevant background working as a macroeconomic/sovereign risk analyst required, with experience in analysis, data management and forecasting
• Ability to manage own time and adhere to publication deadlines
• Strong writing skills, with experience conveying complex views in a succinct and straightforward manner
• Ability to work with and analyze large data sets and forecast across key macroeconomic indicators
• Familiarity analysing connections between political and macroeconomic risk
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Strong team-working and communication skills, but also able to work independently

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Relevant experience in economic analysis, ideally with a focus on Asia, but we would consider a strong candidate who has been focused on a different region
• Strong public speaker
• Fluent in other Asian language

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