A combination of multiple shocks—including the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine—has left a range of low- and middle-income countries struggling under the weight of their indebtedness.
Yet the existing global debt architecture has not risen to meet the challenge. Several countries—including Zambia—have faced seemingly interminable delays in renegotiating with their creditors, even as they comply with all requirements set by the International Monetary Fund.
The system set up to help streamline restructuring has instead resulted in confusion, delays, and, ultimately, very real human costs in borrower countries.
At this event hosted by Sciences Po’s Chair in Sovereign Debt, the Open Society Foundations will launch a new policy brief that highlights the human costs of delaying a debt restructuring.
Speakers
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Arancha Gonzalés
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Arancha Gonzalés is dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po.
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Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
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Ceyla Pazarbasioglu is director of the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department of the International Monetary Fund.
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Clemens Graf von Luckner
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Clement Graf von Luckner is a PhD student at Sciences Po Paris and an economist in the World Bank Chief Economist Office, focusing on the economics of debt and default.
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Faides TembaTemba
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Faides TembaTemba is executive director of Civil Society for Poverty Reduction.
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