📢New Recording ▶️ Webinar — Debt-for-Development Swaps (#D4D): experts from @findevlab.bsky.social , World Bank, Ivory Coast & @nature.org discuss recent deals, guarantees, risk insurance, & regional activity. 📽️Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kn2... #SovereignDebt #Development

📢 🚨 New #CallforInterest! Looking for local partners to produce detailed case studies on large-scale projects funded by the #UAE in renewable energy or by #SaudiArabia in sustainable agriculture. 📨 Contact us by January 15! 🔗 Project details & application information👇 findevlab.org/call-for-int...

🌟 🌟 Debt-For-Development Swaps 🌟 🌟 🚨 📢 Join our upcoming #WEBINAR this Wednesday! 🔗 Don’t forget to register👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 "Tracing the drivers of Sub-Saharan Africa's low sovereign credit ratings," by Tatiana Lysenko. Link in comments 👇 #Africa #SovereignRatings #EconomicResearch

📢💰🌍 New Insights on Sovereign Debt: explore the Eurobond market & its impact on LICs. Although meant to support capital flow, the current structure often overlooks LICs' unique challenges, esp. those juggling concessional funding &non-traditional creditors.

🚨 Just Released! 🚨🌍 New Short Note 📝 "The $4 Trillion Question: Impact of Prudential Regulation?"🤔 EMDEs face ongoing economic hurdles, mainly due to high interest rates causing negative external transfers.

📢 New paper on project-based guarantees in climate finance! Authored by Reuben M. Wambui and Josea K. Cheruiyot, it highlights a powerful yet underused tool of blended finance to boost private sector investments in climate projects. 🌍🌿

🚨 🌟 Are global markets entering uncertain territory, and what does this mean for emerging economies? New Note by Vera Songwe provides key insights on the complexities of debt resolution — what lessons can we draw from this? Link👇

🚨 New Blog! 🚨 @dfacilides.bsky.social examines key shifts in the FfD4 Outcome Document's paragraph 50 on sovereign debt. Discover what it means for global finance. Read more via link in comments👇 #FfD4 #DevelopmentFinance #Legislation #Finance

Excited to be featured in this @fordfoundation.org x Foreign Policy "Global Governance Reimagined" series! Part 1 highlights debt's devastating human toll and the solutions to the debt-development crisis. Must-read for #FfD4.

The Vatican-backed Jubilee Report: A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Creating the Financial Foundations for a Sustainable People-Centered Global Economy launches today! #JubileeReport, #Jubilee2025, #TurnDebtIntoHope

🌍 Spotlight on #Africa: The 17th AAV Dialogue focused on the Cost of Capital and its implications for the continent, highlighting urgent challenges amidst global financial meetings, such as the G20 and AfDB Annual Meetings. Let’s discuss solutions! 💡 #Finance #CostOfCapital #Development

📢 Read Martin Kessler's new piece: "The Age of Opportunistic Fragmentation: Rethinking #DevelopmentFinance in Trump II Era". It's time to reflect before #FfD4 in Sevilla. @mkessler.bsky.social‬ @grandcontinent.bsky.social 🔗 Read here (in French) 👇 legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/05/2...

📢 A lire : L’ère de la fragmentation opportuniste : penser la finance du développement après Trump par Martin Kessler du @findevlab.bsky.social ⬇️ 👀 via le @grandcontinent.bsky.social legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/05/2...

🌟 Great news! Our latest #Newsletter is out now! 📢 Dive into insightful papers, updates, events, and more. Read it here 👇 mailchi.mp/findevlab/ne...

🌍📢 New Paper! #ClimateFinance. Former WB Chief Economist Francois Bourguignon highlights significant flaws in climate finance management. Despite a pledged $100B/year, are we maximising impact? Urgent reforms are needed to effectively support dev. nations achieve their goals.

🚨🚨 Report Release! 🚨🚨 📚The Expert Review on Debt, Nature & Climate Report is now available: ☘️ 💰"Healthy Debt on a Healthy Planet" @findevlab.bsky.social was proud to participate in the Review's Secretariat alongside @odi.global ACET and #UN #ECLAC

🚨📢 Don't miss the launch of the report “HEALTHY DEBT ON A HEALTHY PLANET" on Thursday, April 24 🌍☘️. Join us in person in Washington, D.C., or online, with English & Spanish interpretation available. #SpringMeetings 🔗 Register here 👇 debtnatureclimate.org/news/launch-...

🚨 #ICYMI: Our Debt Restructuring Webinar featured engaging discussions on how to handle debt in the current economic climate. You can now access a 📚 SUMMARY & 🎤 📹RECORDING! #DebtRestructuring #DevelopmentFinance #SovereignDebt

🚨 New Paper by @ishacdiwan & @DevieJules! The WB's latest initiative for Côte d'Ivoire features a PBG aimed at securing a LT loan under favorable conditions. This strategy will alleviate ST debt pressures & enhance creditworthiness. 📈 Learn how it works & how to improve it!

📢 💡 WE ARE HIRING !!! Several positions available: ✅ Senior Economist/Research Economist (PhD) ✅ Economists/Research Analysts (Master's level) Are you interested in joining a dynamic team striving for a more equitable international financial system? APPLY NOW on our website!

🌍 Why are developing countries heavily indebted, again? 🤔 Our latest analysis by Marin Ferry and Ishac Diwan reveals that the debt crises affecting poorer nations are not as inevitable as they seem.

🚨 New Policy Paper Alert! 📄 📢 "HOW THE UK CAN PLUG THE ODA HOLE?" ➡️ On February 28, 2025, PM Keir Starmer announced a significant ODA reduction from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI, translating to a projected £6.2 billion cut to the UK's aid budget!

🌍🤝 Opening of the 2025 Amplifying African Voices dialogue series w/ Prof Tang Xiaoyang (Tsinghua Univ) & Hannah Ryder (Dev Reimagined). Dive into the evolution of #ChinaAfrica relations: new models for engagement?#Africa #Investment #DebtRestructuring #AAV

🌍💡 New Policy Note just released! “Planning and Implementing the Climate and Development Transformation: Country Platforms as Enablers”. Drafted in partnership with #C3A. #ClimateAction #SustainableDevelopment #FinanceForDevelopment #CountryPlatforms

🌍💰 New Paper by Adil Ababou of @gatesfoundation.bsky.social : “Debt for what swaps?" setting out 3 guiding principles to ensure the potential of swap resources is optimized: 1️⃣ Define LT vision 2️⃣ Target expenditures for LT financing 3️⃣ Ensure additionality with government spending.

📢 Call for Papers! ✍️ Join us in Shanghai for the FDL/SIIS 2025 Workshop on Development Finance! 🏙️ Submission deadline: March 15th. 🌍 We're seeking papers on 4️⃣ key themes. More details below👇 #DevelopmentFinance #Research #SustainableDevelopment

🌟Explore our latest #Newsletter🌟 featuring 📊 our new Database for Debt Sustainability Analysis 📃 Sean Hagan's Paper on the IMF's Exceptional Access Policy 📚 our insights on the WB’s 2024 International Debt Stats📍Info on DebtCon8 Call4Papers & more

🚨🚨New Policy Note🚨🚨 We are excited to announce the release of Sean Hagan's new paper: "The IMF’s Exceptional Access Policy: It’s Not Working".

📣 📚 New Release! We just published a Working Paper along with a comprehensive database that spans 1️⃣1️⃣ years and includes 6️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ Debt Sustainability Analyses for Low-Income Countries. Our goal is to allow researchers to dig into how debt projections are made and their impact.

📣 📊 The latest World Bank International Debt Statistics 2024 reveal a worsening crisis for developing countries. With rising global interest rates & capital outflows, financial fragility is at an all-time high. Read our Short Note👇. #DebtCrisis #GlobalEconomy

The UN’s Financing for Development conference in June will provide a platform to amplify African voices, prioritize transformative investments, and address structural inequities.

📢 WEBINAR 💻: Be part of our discussion🔔TODAY on global debt relief initiatives and strategies for meeting the financing needs of developing nations. 🖇️ More information & registration link below 👇 #FfD4 #G20 #DevelopmentFinance

📆 Join us Dec, 10, 2024, for a virtual roundtable exploring global debt relief initiatives and strategies to address the financing needs of developing countries through the #G20 South African Presidency & the #FfD4 Register here: www.iisd.org/events/debt-...