BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4c7252c306e DTSTART:20210719T130000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20210719T150000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:UNCTAD15 pre-event: Addressing unsustainable debt burdens in develo ping countries - From emergency responses to systemic reforms CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Affordable and sustainable external debt financing is a core re quirement to achieve structural transformation in developing countries\, a nd to meet the 2030 Agenda.\n\nThis webinar will be to examine the differe nt policy options to reform the international financial and debt architect ure\, at both market-based and multilateral levels\, to promote comprehens ive\, effective and equitable sovereign debt restructurings and relief\, a s well as sound sovereign debt markets that can pro-actively support susta inable and inclusive development.\n\nGuiding questions for panelists:\n\n\ nWhat are the advantages and shortcomings of existing arrangements for deb t financing\, debt relief and for sovereign debt restructuring? This would include:\n\nContractual market-based improvements (such as enhanced colle ctive action clauses in sovereign bond contracts)\nExisting multilateral s olutions\, particularly the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DS SI) and its Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI.\n\n\nGiv en your professional and/or academic experience\, what are your priorities for a reform of the international financial and debt architecture?\nWhich are the different ways of mobilizing support for the establishment of a g lobal\, consensus-based and inclusive multilateral framework for debt trea tment and restructuring?\nHow can UNCTAD\, international financial institu tions and other United Nations system entities promote relevant reform pro posals in this regard?\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\nMr. Martín Guzman\, Ministe r of Economy\, Argentine Republic.\n\n\nMr. Avinash Persaud\, Emeritus Pro fessor of Gresham College and Chair of the CARICOM Commission on the Econo my\, Barbados.\n\n\nMs. Stephany Griffith-Jones\, Financial Markets Progra m Director at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue\, Columbia University and Emeritus Professorial Fellow\, Institute for Development Studies\, Sussex University\, United Kingdom.\n\n\nMs. Yuefen Li\, Special Advisor on Econ omics and Development Finance of the South Centre and Independent Expert o n the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial ob ligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights to the UN Hu man Rights Council.\n\n\n\nChair:\n\n\n\nMr. Richard Kozul-Wright\, Direct or\, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies\, UNCTAD.\n\n\n\ n \n\nOrganisational and logistical Information:\n\nPanellists are asked to prepare an initial presentation of 10-12 mins around the above guiding questions and with an emphasis of their chosing on any specific issues rai sed by these questions\, not least in the context of their specific profes sional backgrounds and experience. Presentations will be followed by aroun d an hour of questions and answers.\n\n \n<\;p>\;Affordable and susta inable external debt financing is a core requirement to achieve structural transformation in developing countries\, and to meet the 2030 Agenda.<\ ;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This webinar will be to examine the different polic y options to reform the international financial and debt architecture\, at both market-based and multilateral levels\, to promote comprehensive\, ef fective and equitable sovereign debt restructurings and relief\, as well a s sound sovereign debt markets that can pro-actively support sustainable a nd inclusive development.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Guidi ng questions for panelists:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\ n<\;li>\;What are the advantages and shortcomings of existing arrangem ents for debt financing\, debt relief and for sovereign debt restructuring ? This would include:\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Contractual market-based improvements (such as enhanced collective action clauses in sovereign bond contracts)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Existing multilateral solutions\, pa rticularly the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) and its C ommon Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI.<\;/li>\;\n<\;/u l>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Given your professional and/or academic experience\, what are your priorities for a reform of the international f inancial and debt architecture?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Which are the di fferent ways of mobilizing support for the establishment of a global\, con sensus-based and inclusive multilateral framework for debt treatment and r estructuring?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;How can UNCTAD\, international fin ancial institutions and other United Nations system entities promote relev ant reform proposals in this regard?<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;h 4>\;<\;strong>\;Panelists:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;ul& gt\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;Mr. Martín Guzman\, Minister of Economy\, Argentine Republic.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;M r. Avinash Persaud\, Emeritus Professor of Gresham College and Chair of th e CARICOM Commission on the Economy\, Barbados.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\; \n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;Ms. Stephany Griffith-Jones\, Financial Markets Program Director at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue\, Columbia Univers ity and Emeritus Professorial Fellow\, Institute for Development Studies\, Sussex University\, United Kingdom.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li&g t\;\n<\;p>\;Ms. Yuefen Li\, Special Advisor on Economics and Developme nt Finance of the South Centre and Independent Expert on the effects of fo reign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights to the UN Human Rights Council. <\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\; Chair:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p >\;Mr. Richard Kozul-Wright\, Director\, Division on Globalization and D evelopment Strategies\, UNCTAD.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Orga nisational and logistical Information:<\;/strong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n&l t\;p>\;Panellists are asked to prepare an initial presentation of 10-12 mins around the above guiding questions and with an emphasis of their chos ing on any specific issues raised by these questions\, not least in the co ntext of their specific professional backgrounds and experience. Presentat ions will be followed by around an hour of questions and answers.<\;/p&g t\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org \nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/unctad15-pre-event-addressing-unsustainable-d ebt-burdens-developing-countries-emergency DTSTAMP:20260707T032818Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR