Finance for Development Lab

🚀 🌐 Join us ONLINE next week for #DebtCon7, the premier annual event focusing on #SovereignDebt. REGISTER to follow the sessions of our 3-day conference boasting unparalleled academic and practical expertise. The Interdisciplinary Sovereign Debt Research and Management Conference - 7th Edition 🗓 2️⃣9️⃣ - 3️⃣0️⃣ - 3️⃣1️⃣ MAY 2024 📢 Check out the Conference Schedule & Registration details here👇 https://lnkd.in/e-zDr-cE Sovereign debt architecture is getting more complex, and new insights are needed to understand its transformations. Since its launch at Georgetown in 2015, DebtCon has brought together law and social science scholars, civil society representatives, and public and private practitioners to help find creative solutions for urgent debt policy challenges. In collaboration with esteemed institutions and partners: Paris School of Economics, CEPREMAP, Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Geneva Graduate Institute, Open Society Foundations, Devex #DebtCon7 #Event #Conference #Sovereign #Debt #Development #Finance

🗞 ☘ 🔔 Interesting Read! In Foreign Affairs Magazine, "Mark Suzman discusses the factors driving the debt crisis in the developing world and explains how the leaders of global financial institutions and Western governments can help low-income countries outgrow their debt, perhaps for good." Great to see our bridge proposal being acknowledged as a part of the solution! 🔗 Link to article 👉https://lnkd.in/gt8qE485 🔗 Link to FDL's bridge proposal, co-authored by Vera Songwe, Ishac Diwan and Martin Kessler (January 2024) 👉 https://lnkd.in/gnf7Daib

🌐📢 ☘️ Excited to share our New Policy Paper: “Debt-to-Sustainability Swaps (D2S): A Practical Framework”, by Martin Kessler, Charles Albinet and Hamouda Chekir. 💡 When used appropriately, D2S can be a game-changer for countries managing debt restructuring and refinancing needs while helping them sustain long-term commitments to sustainability investment. ✅ When are D2S useful❓ ✅ How much can they reduce debt❓ ✅ What are the conditions for a meaningful sustainability impact❓ Examining the impact of D2S in the cases of #Gabon #Belize #Ecuador and #Barbados, our paper aims to provide policymakers with practical tools to assess the importance of D2S. It proposes an evaluation framework to analyze the swaps' performance in three core dimensions - Economics, Impact, and Governance ("E-I-G"), as well as a #CheckList for policymakers willing to assess the relevance of launching a D2S or measuring the performance of a recent transaction. D2S are no solution to sovereign debt crises, but an important instrument to manage financial and sustainability risks, in specific contexts. As more operations emerge, lessons learned will allow for more efficiency and greater scale – towards sustainability. 🔗 Link to Policy Paper 👇 https://buff.ly/4cuKkO9 #Debt #DebtRestructuring #Economics #Governance #PolicyMaking #ClimateFinance #SustainableFinance #Sustainability 🌍

🌐📢 ☘️ Excited to share our New Policy Paper: “Debt-to-Sustainability Swaps (D2S): A Practical Framework”, by Martin Kessler, Charles Albinet and Hamouda Chekir. 💡 When used appropriately, D2S can be a game-changer for countries managing debt restructuring and refinancing needs while helping them sustain long-term commitments to sustainability investment. ✅ When are D2S useful❓ ✅ How much can they reduce debt❓ ✅ What are the conditions for a meaningful sustainability impact❓ Examining the impact of D2S in the cases of #Gabon #Belize #Ecuador and #Barbados, our paper aims to provide policymakers with practical tools to assess the importance of D2S. It proposes an evaluation framework to analyze the swaps' performance in three core dimensions - Economics, Impact, and Governance ("E-I-G"), as well as a #CheckList for policymakers willing to assess the relevance of launching a D2S or measuring the performance of a recent transaction. D2S are no solution to sovereign debt crises, but an important instrument to manage financial and sustainability risks, in specific contexts. As more operations emerge, lessons learned will allow for more efficiency and greater scale – towards sustainability. 🔗 Link to Policy Paper 👇 https://buff.ly/4cuKkO9 #Debt #DebtRestructuring #Economics #Governance #PolicyMaking #ClimateFinance #SustainableFinance #Sustainability 🌍

[S3E11 - Le marché des dettes souveraines - avec Mikaël Eskenazi] Dans ce dernier épisode de la saison nous recevons Mikael Eskenazi, trader en emerging sovereign debt chez J.P. Morgan, à Londres. 📋 Après des expériences à la BCE et en conseil au gouvernement chez Lazard, Mikael a rejoint un desk de trading, spécialisé dans les dettes souveraines émergentes où il occupe la fonction de Vice-President. 🎙️ Il nous parle des caractéristiques de ce marché en train de se rouvrir, des questions de liquidité et des termes des restructurations en cours.  Il évoque également la pénétration des données dans le trading, et les profils qu'il recherche. 👉 Retrouvez-le ici : https://lnkd.in/eS4VKkju ***** Merci à toutes celles et ceux qui ont rendu cette saison et cet épisode possible : Finance for Development Lab, Martin Kessler, Maï-Linh Florentin, Institut Louis Bachelier, Hamouda Chekir 👉 Tous nos épisodes ici : https://lnkd.in/epyfAKke

📢 💵 ☘ Excited to share this new op-ed by Ishac Diwan of the Finance for Development Lab and Dani Rodrik of Harvard University, highlighting the pivotal role of debt resolution in fostering economic growth while advancing the green transition. ➡ In today's rapidly changing global landscape, the urgency for sustainable economic strategies has never been clearer. As we strive to balance growth with environmental responsibility, it is crucial to explore holistic approaches that address both imperatives. 🤝 Join the conversation and contribute your insights on how green investments, the provision of new financial resources and #Growth can pave the way for a #SustainableFuture. #GreenTransition #Sustainability 🔎 Read here: 👇 https://lnkd.in/gUg8Nrrb

Bonjour France! I am honored to be scheduled to speak at Debtcon7 this Wednesday with an all-star cast: Jorgelina do Rosario (Moderator), and Juan Carluccio and Anahí Wiedenbrüg (Discussants). Argentina: From the 2001 Default to Javier Milei. Don’t miss it, in person or remote (if this parallel session is available online). Finance for Development Lab Jorgelina do Rosario Anahí Wiedenbrüg Juan Carluccio By the way: FNAC sells DEFAULT online, as do Amazon, Waterstones, Audible, and many other platforms.

[S3E10 - Papa Amadou SARR] Une vie entre deux continents. Il a commencé sa carrière au sein d'organisations internationales (le PNUD à Dakar puis l'OCDE), avant de rejoindre en 2013 la Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Il est appelé, à 36 ans, à servir au sein cabinet du ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et du Plan de son pays : le Sénégal. Il est nommé, en 2017, par le Président Macky Sall : Ministre en charge de l'Entrepreneuriat rapide des femmes et des jeunes. Fonction qu'il occupera jusqu'en 2022. Il est désormais directeur exécutif du Département Mobilisation, partenariat et communication au sein de l'AFD - Agence Française de Développement. ** J'ai eu le plaisir d'aller à sa rencontre pour Take off - Le podcast, en duo avec Mohammed-Ehemir ABBA CHERIF. Nous évoquons avec lui les priorités stratégiques de l'AFD et les ajustements budgétaires récemment annoncés, ainsi que l'actualité politique du Sénégal et les projets de réformes monétaires du Franc CFA. 👉 Retrouvez-le ici : https://lnkd.in/e6YEnKbB 📸 Sacha Coquerel I Institut Louis Bachelier I Finance for Development Lab I 👉 Tous nos épisodes ici : https://lnkd.in/epyfAKke

Very happy of this collaboration with #C3A!

🆕 Hors-Série - L’Afrique au défi des transitions Pour ce mois d’avril, on vous propose un nouveau format : les digest de Take off - Le podcast.   On y assemble, dans un format plus court les moments forts de plusieurs interviews du podcast autour d’un thème, afin de pleinement faire vivre le dialogue entre acteurs. En somme, c’est :  ✅ Plus compact ✅ Plus analytique ✅ Polyphonique Et pour ce Pilote on a choisi comme thème : L’Afrique au défi des transitions climatiques, énergétiques et agricoles.  On le développe autour du triptyque : Menaces - Contraintes - Opportunités Le digest reprend et associe les perspectives de 4 invités exceptionnels reçus dans Take Off, au fil des trois saisons :  1️⃣ Youba Sokona, climatologue (ex-VP du GIEC), enregistré avec Thomas François-Poncet 2️⃣ Lionel Zinsou, ancien Premier Ministre du Bénin 3️⃣ Patrick Dupoux, senior partner du BCG, enregistré avec Raphaël Cario 4️⃣ Vera Songwe, economiste (ex-SG de l’UNECA) 👉 Retrouvez le Digest ici : https://lnkd.in/eeS6WdGG C’est encore un prototype, mais j’envisage de répéter ce format à l’avenir 🤭 Très preneur donc de vos retours, suggestions, encouragements par Messages ou en commentaires 👇 PS : retrouvez également tous les épisodes sources ici - https://lnkd.in/e6BfF6zm Finance for Development Lab I Institut Louis Bachelier