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Last week I talked with Mahieash Johnney on Sri Lanka's State of the Nation (at Ada Derana) to discuss the recent Boston University Global Development Policy Center policy brief on selling IMF gold to fund the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust From min 39 youtube.com/watch?v=hWfLzw…

I spent the day yesterday at a Beninese high school. A 🧵 on why it made me think about budgets, debt, and the international economy—and what all this has to do with students getting hit with a whip

🚨New article out! We analyze the interplay between Africa's debt distress and the regions' fiscal space to pursue a climate-resilient development

Time to speak up about Africa’s debt crisis, new piece with Marina Zucker-Marques blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/20…

H.E. Ramaphosa underscored the 2nd priority of SA’s G20 presidency, debt sustainability for developing ctries, & welcomed the African Leaders Debt Relief Initiative by fmr Heads of State & Govt. It calls for debt relief for many ctries with heavy burdens & defaulting on devlpmt.

China's MFA response： “As the second largest economy and second largest market for consumer goods, China is committed to opening ever wider to the world [...]And we will share our development opportunities with the world to achieve mutual benefits” mfa.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/20…

It’s that time of year! If you’re in DC for the WB/IMF Spring Meetings, don’t miss this event. Not in DC? Join us online!

"Africa could be boosting its climate goals if it weren’t trapped by crushing debt service costs," Boston University Global Development Policy Center’s Marina Zucker-Marques on the paper on the external debt service burden in Africa (available here: bit.ly/4iuWYzd) #DebtPaperSeriesLaunch

This Spring Meetings made one thing clear: IMF must reform its governance or risk losing legitimacy capacity to address global financial challenges. Maia Colodenco, Florencia Asef Horno, and I outline ways to boost EMDE voice and representation Summary below 👇

Hard to make the trend clearer than this: African countries are paying interest to creditors instead of paying for teachers and textbooks

The IMF/World Bank's sustainable-debt framework needs to change radically, from a tool focused on debt reduction at all costs to one that incentivizes investments in future growth, Kevin P. Gallagher, Jose Antonio Ocampo, and kunal sen argue. bit.ly/3EYpD1U