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DTSTART:20251021T093000Z
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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:UNCTAD16 parallel event: Bridging the credit rating and market info
 rmation gaps
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Credit rating agencies play a pivotal role in shaping global fi
 nancial markets by providing an opinion on the creditworthiness of soverei
 gn and corporate borrowers. For developing countries\, these ratings carry
  significant weight\, often influencing investor confidence\, borrowing co
 sts and access to international capital markets\, as well as\, at times\, 
 serving as a proxy for good governance.UNCTAD has suggested that empowerin
 g countries to communicate directly to investors and markets through regul
 ar and reliable data\, such as through the UNCTAD Debt Management and Fina
 ncial Analysis System\, together with a narrative based on national strate
 gies\, can help bridge information gaps.Discussions at this event will exp
 lore how developing countries can foster more transparent and accountable 
 relationships with markets\, credit rating agencies and the public\; and a
 im to clarify roles and responsibilities in setting out ways to enrich the
  quality and regularity of information and the effectiveness of communicat
 ions strategies provided by developing countries.ProgrammeHigh-level panel
  and interactive discussionQuestions:Which mechanisms exist\, or should ex
 ist\, to facilitate better communications between developing countries and
  key stakeholders?How can developing countries bridge the information and 
 communications gap and provide a long-term development narrative?What kind
  of information should developing countries regularly provide in order to 
 build trust with markets?What role can the United Nations play in supporti
 ng better engagement between developing countries\, markets\, credit ratin
 g agencies and the public?Speakers:Bodo Ellmers\, Managing Director\, Glob
 al Policy Forum EuropeUgo Panizza\, Professor of Economics\, Geneva Gradua
 te InstituteLucas Tasquetto\, General-Coordinator for Trade Policies\, Min
 istry of Finance of BrazilLucie Villa\, Senior Vice President\, Sovereign 
 Risk Group\, Moody’s Investors ServiceModerator:Penelope Hawkins\, OiC\,
  Debt and Development Finance Branch\, (UNCTAD)&lt\;p&gt\;Credit rating ag
 encies play a pivotal role in shaping global financial markets by providin
 g an opinion on the creditworthiness of sovereign and corporate borrowers.
  For developing countries\, these ratings carry significant weight\, often
  influencing investor confidence\, borrowing costs and access to internati
 onal capital markets\, as well as\, at times\, serving as a proxy for good
  governance.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;UNCTAD has suggested that empowering co
 untries to communicate directly to investors and markets through regular a
 nd reliable data\, such as through the UNCTAD Debt Management and Financia
 l Analysis System\, together with a narrative based on national strategies
 \, can help bridge information gaps.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Discussions at 
 this event will explore how developing countries can foster more transpare
 nt and accountable relationships with markets\, credit rating agencies and
  the public\; and aim to clarify roles and responsibilities in setting out
  ways to enrich the quality and regularity of information and the effectiv
 eness of communications strategies provided by developing countries.&lt\;/
 p&gt\;&lt\;h3&gt\;Programme&lt\;/h3&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;High-level panel and i
 nteractive discussion&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Questions:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul
 &gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;Which mechanisms exist\, or should exist\, to facilitate 
 better communications between developing countries and key stakeholders?&l
 t\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;How can developing countries bridge the information
  and communications gap and provide a long-term development narrative?&lt\
 ;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;What kind of information should developing countries 
 regularly provide in order to build trust with markets?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;l
 i&gt\;What role can the United Nations play in supporting better engagemen
 t between developing countries\, markets\, credit rating agencies and the 
 public?&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Speakers:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&g
 t\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Bodo Ellmers&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Managing Di
 rector\, Global Policy Forum Europe&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt
 \;Ugo Panizza&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Professor of Economics\, Geneva Graduate 
 Institute&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Lucas Tasquetto&lt\;/str
 ong&gt\;\, General-Coordinator for Trade Policies\, Ministry of Finance of
  Brazil&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Lucie Villa&lt\;/strong&gt
 \;\, Senior Vice President\, Sovereign Risk Group\, Moody’s Investors Se
 rvice&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Moderator:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt
 \;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Penelope Hawkins&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, OiC\, De
 bt and Development Finance Branch\, (UNCTAD)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\n
 View meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/node/49533
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