Defusing Debt - Creating Comprehensive Solutions

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Defusing Debt - Creating Comprehensive Solutions

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Orji Jonah,Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Transparency and accountability about sovereign debt is necessary especially, continental African nations
Tue, 10/13/2020 - 13:03
Torie Smith

“Fickle” is the term that often has been used in conjunction with “market access,” says Carmen Reinhart. A benign scenario for emerging markets doesn’t quite fit with some of the things we’re seeing, she says, including record sovereign downgrades this year.
Tue, 10/13/2020 - 13:04
ABDUL

Stop the corruption in the countries and solve the debt problems
Tue, 10/13/2020 - 13:08
Torie Smith

Joyce Chang agrees with Carmen Reinhart’s points on sovereign downgrades by noting that we’ve seen 58 downgrades. “But this isn’t just about market access,” she says. It’s about market access in addition to flexibility and innovation.
Tue, 10/13/2020 - 13:08
Rajesh Advani

The point on El Salvador’s coupon is a good one but many African countries have been borrowing at higher coupons for a long time without defaulting. Any reflections on this and it’s sustainability?
Tue, 10/13/2020 - 13:08

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