Christiana Sciaudone is a senior editor on the S&P Global Market Intelligence FIG team, having recently joined after a brief stint with Facebook's communications team in Latin America. Full Bio

Christiana Sciaudone is a senior editor on the S&P Global Market Intelligence FIG team, having recently joined after a brief stint with Facebook's communications team in Latin America. She reports, writes, and edits stories on the Latin American banking and financial institutions beat.

Prior to Facebook, Christiana spent six years with Bloomberg News, where she wrote a column that covered Brazilian companies, contributed to the company's debut newsletter product, and edited reporters across the Americas on equities of all kinds.

Christiana's work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal and Associated Press, as well as local media in Brazil and the U.S. She has written for Vogue Business, Investing.com, and the Los Angeles Times, among others. She has a bachelor's degree in English with a writing concentration from Pace University; a master's degree in journalism from NYU; and a master's degree in media psychology from Touro Worldwide. Minimize

Elijah Oliveros-Rosen is a Senior Economist covering Latin Americaat S&P GlobalRatings. He forecasts the main macroeconomic variables for major countries in the region, which are used by S&P Global analysts during the ratings process. Full Bio

Elijah Oliveros-Rosen is a Senior Economist covering Latin Americaat S&P GlobalRatings. He forecasts the main macroeconomic variables for major countries in the region, which are used by S&P Global analysts during the ratings process. He also publishes work on the outlook for emergingeconomies, as well as on other topics pertaining to the region.
Before joining S&P Global, Elijah was a Latin America Country Risk Analyst at BMI Research, where he conducted macroeconomic forecasts and published commentary on breaking developments. He also held the role of lead Latin America financial markets strategist at BMI Research, in which he identified investment opportunities across FX, Fixed Income, and Equities.
Elijah received his bachelor’s degree in International Economics from the University of Richmond, and his master’s degree in Global Finance, Trade, and Economic Integration from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Minimize

Jose Perez-Gorozpe is the Head Credit Research for Emerging Markets and chairs the credit conditions committee for Emerging Markets. Credit Conditions Committees meet quarterly to review macroeconomic conditions in each of four regions (Asia-Pacific, Emerging Markets, North America, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa). Full Bio

Jose Perez-Gorozpe is the Head Credit Research for Emerging Markets and chairs the credit conditions committee for Emerging Markets. Credit Conditions Committees meet quarterly to review macroeconomic conditions in each of four regions (Asia-Pacific, Emerging Markets, North America, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa). Discussions center on identifying credit risks and their potential ratings impact in various sectors, as well as borrowing and lending trends for businesses and consumers.

Jose also chairs the Emerging Markets Risk and Research Hub. This Hub coordinates our economists, research analysts and senior practice representatives to determine our house view on key macro and credit trends.

Jose spent ten years as part of the Financial Institutions analytical team in Mexico’s City office. He was responsible for the analysis of several financial systems in Latin American countries including Brazil, Chile Colombia, Peru and Mexico. He also performed credit rating analysis for several insurance companies and the largest banks in the region. Previously, he was responsible for the analysis of various local and regional governments, other public entities and water utilities for the International Public Finance Ratings team.

Jose joined S&P Global Ratings in November 2003 and holds a BA in Economics from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) and a Master’s Degree in Banks and Financial Markets from Universidad Anahuac. Minimize

Nikhil Sanghani is a Latin America Economist at Capital Economics, an independent economic research company based in London. Full Bio

Nikhil Sanghani is a Latin America Economist at Capital Economics, an independent economic research company based in London. He joined the firm in 2018 and previously covered the US, Canada and global financial markets before joining the Emerging Markets team in 2019. Nikhil holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Warwick in Economics, Politics and International Studies, and a Masters degree in Economic History from the London School of Economics. Minimize