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Webinar Summary – Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery: An Ambitious New Proposal for a Challenging Time

On Monday, 28. June 2021 the Heinrich Böll Stiftung, the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS University London and the Global Development Policy Center, Boston University hosted an expert webinar discussion and presentation of its new report.
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A Debt Relief Plan for Green Recovery

In the “Breakingviews” section at Reuters, our co-authors Shamshad Akhtar and Ulrich Volz write about the deceptive calm and misplaced optimism in debt markets.
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G20’s Turn to Lead on Debt Relief for a Global Recovery

A commentary by the DRGR authors Kevin Gallagher, Shamshad Akhtar, Stephany Griffith-Jones, Ulrich Volz and Moritz Kraemer, published at the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI).
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The G20’s Missed Opportunity

At “Project Syndicate”, the DRGR authors Shamshad Akhtar, Ulrich Volz, Moritz Kraemer and Stephany Griffith-Jones warn against dangerous shortsightedness in sovereign-debt restructurings and suggest steps for comprehensive debt relief oriented around a green, inclusive recovery.
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Webinar Summary – UNDP Discussion on DRGR-Proposal

On February 24, UNDP hosted an online-discussion on our proposal for Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery.
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Webinar Summary – “Using Debt-for-Climate Swaps to Solve Two Crises at Once”

This Dev Talk, jointly hosted by the OECD Development Centre and the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, examined what debt-for-climate swaps entail and whether they can deliver with a speed and scale commensurate with the urgency of both crises.
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African Countries Need Not Fear Default

At “Project Syndicate” Moritz Kraemer, Chief Economic Adviser of the risk consultancy Acreditus and former S&P’s sovereign chief ratings officer, addresses the reluctance of African countries to pursue restructuring of crushing debt burdens.