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Podcast Transcript: Timothy Ash on Russia’s Failure, China Intervention and EM Re-Alignment
- By Bilal Hafeez
- 40 min read
This is an edited transcript of our podcast episode with Timothy Ash, published 24 February 2023. Timothy is a Senior EM Sovereign Strategist at the $125bn fund, BlueBay, and is widely considered one of the leading experts on Ukraine and Russia. Prior to joining BlueBay, Tim was Head of CEEMEA Credit Strategy at Nomura International. Before this he was Head of EM Research (ex-Africa) at ICBC-Standard Bank until May 2015; Head of Emerging Markets Research at the Royal Bank of Scotland until June 2012; and Head of EMEA fixed income research at Bear Stearns International (later JPMorgan Chase) until April 2008. In this podcast, we discuss what caused the collapse of the Soviet Union, why Russia didn’t have a quick victory against Ukraine, Putin’s goal of a frozen conflict, and much more. While we have tried to make the transcript as accurate as possible, if you do notice any errors, let me know by email.
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