Episode 340
Ep. 340: Robert Koenigsberger on EM Cycles, China's Turnaround, and the New Era of Private Credit
Macro Hive Conversations With Bilal Hafeez
January 7, 202634m 26s
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Show Notes
Robert is Founder, Chief Investment Officer and the Managing Partner of the $5bn EM fund, Gramercy. He founded Gramercy in 1998. Robert has 36 years of investment experience dedicated to emerging markets with a specialization in distressed opportunistic credit strategies. He is a member of Gramercy's Management Team and is Co-Chair of the Risk Management Committee. In this podcast we discuss:
- EM in 2025: From Caution to FOMO
- EM vs DM: A Role Reversal Since COVID
- The Problem with EM Labels & Indices
- China: From 'Uninvestable' to Selective Opportunity
- Russia–Ukraine: Asymmetry, Reconstruction, and Market Blind Spots
- The Boom in EM Private Credit
- Where the Opportunities Are in EM Private Credit
- Mexico, NAFTA 2.0, and Geopolitics
- Venezuela and the 'Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine'
- Fed Policy: The Only Conviction Is Lack of Conviction
- Portfolio Philosophy: Fighting FOMO and Overtrading