Jones Gondo
Senior Research Analyst: Credit
Nedbank CIB
Biography
Jones is an Economist and a top-rated financial analyst in South Africa. He is a Senior Research Analyst in Nedbank CIB Markets covering fixed income, credit, ESG and credit ratings advisory. Jones has in-depth knowledge of Sub-Saharan African economies and CEEMEA banking systems. Prior to joining Nedbank in 2016, Jones worked as an Analyst at S&P Global Ratings responsible for CEEMEA financial institutions and non-financial corporate issuers. Jones has also worked as a Development Economist and advisor to governments, donor agencies and international finance institutions across Sub-Sahara Africa, with a focus on shared value and impact strategies in development finance. Jones holds a Masters in Economics from University of Cape Town and Executive Education Programmes from NYU Stern School of Business and Duke University.
- Jones has extensive experience in credit market research and fundamental ratings analysis covering sovereigns, financial institution and corporate credits.
- He is currently a rated South Africa corporate credit analyst at Nedbank CIB Markets Research.
- Prior to this, he covered issuer research and debt advisory in Nedbank’s investment bank – debt capital market origination.
- As a consultant in development economics, Jones covered an array of public and private sector clients across Africa; focusing on developing industrial and financial sector deepening policies; designing, monitoring and evaluating development finance impact funds seeded by multilateral financial institutions and donor agencies; developing public policy position papers for a variety of South African business chambers; and designing shared value and impact strategies for the extractives industry in Sub-Sahara Africa.
- Jones’ professional experience has covered multiple jurisdictions; including in-depth knowledge of Sub-Saharan African economies and CEEMEA banking sectors.
Speaker at these events:
Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Africa 2022
- Chairperson's opening remarks