WB Group & IMF spring meetings: Priority areas for African govts
During the World Bank Group and IMF spring meetings, The Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable met and discussed debt sustainability and debt restructuring challenges and ways to address them. This focused on the actions that can be taken now to accelerate debt restructuring processes and make them more efficient, including under the G20 Common Framework. Jason Braganza, Executive Director at AFRODAD joins CNBC Africa for more and a look at the priority areas for African governments.
Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:19:47 GMT
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- The slow progress of debt restructuring in African countries like Zambia highlights the need for all creditors to participate in debt relief discussions, including commercial, private, and non-traditional lenders.
- Greater transparency, accountability, and citizen representation are essential in addressing the debt crisis affecting African nations.
- Non-debt financing solutions for climate action are crucial to prevent further strain on heavily indebted countries, as highlighted by the intersection of debt distress and climate vulnerability.
During the recent World Bank Group and IMF spring meetings, the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable convened to discuss debt sustainability, debt restructuring challenges, and ways to address them. The Roundtable aimed to accelerate debt restructuring processes and make them more efficient, especially under the G20 Common Framework. Jason Braganza, the Executive Director at AFRODAD, provided insights into the priority areas for African governments in an interview with CNBC Africa. Braganza highlighted the slow progress of debt restructuring in countries like Zambia, emphasizing the need for all creditors, including commercial, private, and non-traditional lenders, to participate in the debt relief discussions. He stressed the importance of including borrowing countries in these conversations to ensure a fair and effective resolution. Additionally, Braganza called for greater transparency, accountability, and citizen representation in addressing the debt crisis affecting African nations. The interview also touched on the intersection of debt distress and climate vulnerability, with Braganza advocating for non-debt financing solutions for climate action to prevent further strain on already heavily indebted countries.
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