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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

🌍 Join our #WEBINAR next week 📅 Thursday 9 April. Hear from leading experts incl. Indermit S. Gill, Benjamin Ramsey, Ye Yu & Vera Songwe. 🔗 Register here👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #GlobalEconomy #DebtCrisis #DevelopmentFinance

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

🌟 We’re hiring ! Looking for candidates passionate about sovereign debt, climate finance & global development, with strong analytical skills. Work on cutting-edge research & policy. 🔗 More details here 👇 lnkd.in/g4HVEuhs #Hiring #Economics #DevelopmentFinance

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

📢New Recording ▶️ Webinar — Debt-for-Development Swaps (#D4D): experts from @findevlab.bsky.social , World Bank, Ivory Coast & @nature.org discuss recent deals, guarantees, risk insurance, & regional activity. 📽️Watch here 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kn2... #SovereignDebt #Development

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

📢 🚨 New #CallforInterest! Looking for local partners to produce detailed case studies on large-scale projects funded by the #UAE in renewable energy or by #SaudiArabia in sustainable agriculture. 📨 Contact us by January 15! 🔗 Project details & application information👇 findevlab.org/call-for-int...

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

🌟 🌟 Debt-For-Development Swaps 🌟 🌟 🚨 📢 Join our upcoming #WEBINAR this Wednesday! 🔗 Don’t forget to register👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Why are these ratings so important? 🤔 Sovereign credit ratings are vital to SSA's financial landscape, but debates rage over their accuracy and fairness. This paper dives deep into the structural factors at play.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 "Tracing the drivers of Sub-Saharan Africa's low sovereign credit ratings," by Tatiana Lysenko. Link in comments 👇 #Africa #SovereignRatings #EconomicResearch

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

📢💰🌍 New Insights on Sovereign Debt: explore the Eurobond market & its impact on LICs. Although meant to support capital flow, the current structure often overlooks LICs' unique challenges, esp. those juggling concessional funding &non-traditional creditors.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🔍 Global uncertainties—US trade policies, potential rate hikes—complicate the picture.💡With tight public funds & rising investment needs, private capital flows are increasingly important. 📊 Our 20-year data shows a shift from bank loans to bonds for external financing.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🚨 Just Released! 🚨🌍 New Short Note 📝 "The $4 Trillion Question: Impact of Prudential Regulation?"🤔 EMDEs face ongoing economic hurdles, mainly due to high interest rates causing negative external transfers.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

📢 New paper on project-based guarantees in climate finance! Authored by Reuben M. Wambui and Josea K. Cheruiyot, it highlights a powerful yet underused tool of blended finance to boost private sector investments in climate projects. 🌍🌿

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

The Vatican-backed Jubilee Report: A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Creating the Financial Foundations for a Sustainable People-Centered Global Economy launches today! #JubileeReport, #Jubilee2025, #TurnDebtIntoHope

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Did Climate Finance displace Development Finance?

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Examining the structure of the climate finance ecosystem reveals contributions from various sectors.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

🚨🚨 Report Release! 🚨🚨 📚The Expert Review on Debt, Nature & Climate Report is now available: ☘️ 💰"Healthy Debt on a Healthy Planet" @findevlab.bsky.social was proud to participate in the Review's Secretariat alongside @odi.global ACET and #UN #ECLAC

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

🚨📢 Don't miss the launch of the report “HEALTHY DEBT ON A HEALTHY PLANET" on Thursday, April 24 🌍☘️. Join us in person in Washington, D.C., or online, with English & Spanish interpretation available. #SpringMeetings 🔗 Register here 👇 debtnatureclimate.org/news/launch-...

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

🚨 #ICYMI: Our Debt Restructuring Webinar featured engaging discussions on how to handle debt in the current economic climate. You can now access a 📚 SUMMARY & 🎤 📹RECORDING! #DebtRestructuring #DevelopmentFinance #SovereignDebt

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

📢 💡 WE ARE HIRING !!! Several positions available: ✅ Senior Economist/Research Economist (PhD) ✅ Economists/Research Analysts (Master's level) Are you interested in joining a dynamic team striving for a more equitable international financial system? APPLY NOW on our website!

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

📈 Focusing on the 2019 debt situation, Marin Ferry and Ishac Diwan uncovered significant differences in how countries managed their borrowing after the 2000s debt reduction schemes. 💡 Not all nations that borrowed extensively fell into crisis.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

🌍 Why are developing countries heavily indebted, again? 🤔 Our latest analysis by Marin Ferry and Ishac Diwan reveals that the debt crises affecting poorer nations are not as inevitable as they seem.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

🚨 New Policy Paper Alert! 📄 📢 "HOW THE UK CAN PLUG THE ODA HOLE?" ➡️ On February 28, 2025, PM Keir Starmer announced a significant ODA reduction from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI, translating to a projected £6.2 billion cut to the UK's aid budget!

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

💰 📊 Debt challenges, and investment approaches. How can they adapt to changing global dynamics? Hannah Ryder highlighted 5️⃣ trends that reflect the evolving #ChinaAfrica relationship

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🌍🤝 Opening of the 2025 Amplifying African Voices dialogue series w/ Prof Tang Xiaoyang (Tsinghua Univ) & Hannah Ryder (Dev Reimagined). Dive into the evolution of #ChinaAfrica relations: new models for engagement?#Africa #Investment #DebtRestructuring #AAV

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

📊 Country platforms are emerging as essential tools to mobilize investment beyond conventional project financing. They strive for significant economic transformations while promoting coordination among diverse stakeholders & tackling both climate action & development challenges.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🌍💡 New Policy Note just released! “Planning and Implementing the Climate and Development Transformation: Country Platforms as Enablers”. Drafted in partnership with #C3A. #ClimateAction #SustainableDevelopment #FinanceForDevelopment #CountryPlatforms

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Debt swap flows stand out for their long-term, regular, and predictable nature due to: 1. Extended financial commitments beyond typical cycles. 2. Robust institutional frameworks that withstand shocks. 3. Alliances among multiple stakeholders.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Some key differences between bilateral and trilateral debt swaps:

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

🌍💰 New Paper by Adil Ababou of @gatesfoundation.bsky.social : “Debt for what swaps?" setting out 3 guiding principles to ensure the potential of swap resources is optimized: 1️⃣ Define LT vision 2️⃣ Target expenditures for LT financing 3️⃣ Ensure additionality with government spending.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

🌟Explore our latest #Newsletter🌟 featuring 📊 our new Database for Debt Sustainability Analysis 📃 Sean Hagan's Paper on the IMF's Exceptional Access Policy 📚 our insights on the WB’s 2024 International Debt Stats📍Info on DebtCon8 Call4Papers & more

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

🚨🚨New Policy Note🚨🚨 We are excited to announce the release of Sean Hagan's new paper: "The IMF’s Exceptional Access Policy: It’s Not Working".

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Participating in an IMF program, which alters the nature of the fiscal targets, reduces errors related to external debt, but not to overall public debt.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

This is systematic, especially for non-SIDS. It can be explained in large part by fiscal policy, and to a lesser extent by lower than anticipated growth.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Starting with one example, we examine how projections of the debt-to-GDP ratio evolve over time. For small developing states, these projections tend to align with reality (on average). In contrast, for larger countries, they tend to underestimate actual developments. For example, Kenya.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

buff.ly/4fUxERG The project page includes both a paper and a link to the database.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

While the MDB’s big push is continuing, it has been leaking out entirely in 2023, like in 2022 - to private creditors and, to a lesser extent, to China.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

The decline in debt levels is both good and bad news: it is a sign that new borrowings have slowed down, likely squeezing budgets and the availability to invest, but it also suggests a reduction in vulnerabilities. [Insert Figure 4]

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

🙅 Historic reversal of external debt transfers out of lower-middle income countries(2022-2023). First time since 2005 that transfers have reversed direction, threatening economic stability and growth.

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Finance for Development Lab @findevlab.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

📣 📊 The latest World Bank International Debt Statistics 2024 reveal a worsening crisis for developing countries. With rising global interest rates & capital outflows, financial fragility is at an all-time high. Read our Short Note👇. #DebtCrisis #GlobalEconomy

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