📰 Last week IPD hosted an event at the Vatican on addressing the debt crisis in the global south. Read the press release here: policydialogue.org/events/meeting……

"The world’s poorest countries are being crushed by unmanageable debt and richer nations need to do more to help." The New York Times coverage on IPD's workshop on the debt crises in the global south held at the Vatican with Pope Francis. nytimes.com/2024/06/14/bus…

Very honored to have welcomed HE Amina Mohammed, DSG of the UN, at Finance for Development Lab last week, for a conversations on debt and development financing in the context of the current emergencies and upcoming global agenda. CEPREMAP Paris School of Economics

The debt crisis impacting several low-income countries is diverting money that could be spent improving and saving lives. World leaders have the power to write a new story. Through affordable financing and innovative debt solutions, they can help low-income countries unlock

Across the globe, debt crises are making it more difficult for low-income countries to contain infectious diseases, withstand the effects of climate change, and maintain political stability, writes Mark Suzman. How can world leaders restore global growth? trib.al/YSYD87I

🗞 Interesting Read! Great to see our Bridge Proposal mentioned as part of the solution Martin Kessler Ishac Diwan Dr. Vera Songwe #DebtCrisis #BridgeProposal #ClimateFinance Link to article Mark Suzman Foreign Affairs foreignaffairs.com/africa/debt-dr…

For years, Kenya has been attempting to restore its fiscal health with a well-designed strategy involving economic adjustments aimed at boosting growth, support from international financial institutions, and a rescheduling of its debt repayments to other… ift.tt/BmvWV8R

Important piece in today’s The New York Times: “Africa’s Debt Crisis Has ‘Catastrophic Implications’ for the World.” Points to need for urgent, practical solutions like the Bridge proposal from Finance for Development Lab nytimes.com/2024/08/28/bus…

1/ 📢To VRI or not to VRI? That is the question New Finance for Development Lab policy note Geneva Graduate Institute Centre for Finance and Development Martin Kessler Ishac Diwan Dani Rodrik Theo Maret Diego Rivetti Robin Wigglesworth Anna Gelpern Layna Mosley 🧵