Nimarjit Singh

Macro-financial Analyst @IFC - International Finance Corporation

Washington, DC, US

Assessing sovereign and banking sector risks using CICRA and BICRA-Economic Risk models, assigning risk ratings to 12 sovereigns across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, and defending them in written and verbal briefings for senior management, leveraging both quantitative tools and qualitative analysis.• Building and implementing macroeconomic models using Excel, STATA, and R to forecast banking sector vulnerabilities, and analyzing financial performance and balance sheets of major banks in emerging markets. • Authoring macroeconomic notes on key countries, conducting risk analysis through the fiscal, monetary, external, and real sectors to assess economic stability, debt sustainability, and financial vulnerabilities.• Creating macroeconomic dashboards and visualizations using Excel and R to convey key trends in growth, inflation, and debt; supporting risk assessments by translating complex data into clear macro stories.• Preparing concise briefing notes for senior management that translate country-level macroeconomic and banking sector analysis into executive-ready summaries to inform strategic decisions.• Developing sectoral investment recommendations for potential equity investments by analyzing macroeconomic conditions and sector-specific risks to assess equity investment feasibility. Presenting findings to senior management and defending country investment rating changes.• Producing well researched technical reports on sovereign debt defaults, public debt sustainability, banking sector risks, and FX volatility and hedging, supporting IFC’s risk mitigation strategies.

Penn State University

Bachelor's Degree, Economics (Honors) (BS), International Politics (BA), Business (Minor)

Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Master’s Degree, International Relations, International Economics, International Finance