Sovereign Debt with Jill Dauchy
A podcast to encourage debate and bold thinking around ‘greening’ the global economy and debt sustainability frameworks. Hosted by Jill Dauchy, CEO of Potomac Group. For more information about Potomac Group, please visit our website www.potomac-group.com
Episodes
35 episodes
Episode 34: Duncan Wales on Tellimer and leveraging A.I.
Duncan Wales, CEO of Tellimer, joins the show to discuss the origins of the company, their unique offering focused on emerging and frontier markets, and where artificial intelligence fits into his business.
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42:43
Episode 33: Elena Duggar on understanding Moody’s sovereign credit ratings process
Elena Duggar, Managing Director and Chief Credit Officer for the Americas at Moody’s Investor Services, joins the show to unpack the sovereign credit ratings process, the challenges shaping the industry, and the future of credit ratings....
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37:06
Episode 32: Iolanda Fresnillo summarizes the risks and concerns related to debt swaps
Iolanda Fresnillo, Policy and Advocacy Manager - Debt Justice for Eurodad, joins the show to discuss her recent report on debt swaps, "Miracle or mirage? Are debt swaps really a silver bullet?"
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Episode 31: Ruurd Brouwer and Harald Hirschhofer on currency risk markets
TCX’s Ruurd Brouwer, CEO, and Harald Hirschhofer, Senior Advisor, join the show to discuss the mission of the TCX fund, the "original sin" of borrowing in a foreign currency, and their proposed package of reforms to create currency risk markets...
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50:34
Episode 30: Hoang Pham on the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights
Hoang Pham, deputy division chief in the legal department of the International Monetary Fund, joins the show to walk us through everything we need to know about the IMF's special drawing rights.
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Episode 29: Joan Oriol Prats Cabrera on the Ecuador debt-for-nature swap
Joan Oriol Prats Cabrera, Lead Financial Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank, joins the show to discuss the IADB’s role in the recent Ecuador debt-for-nature swap and to address some of the major questions of the deal.
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38:28
Episode 28: Cesar Arias on Colombia’s green bond framework
Cesar Arias, former Director of the Debt Management Unit of Colombia, joins the show to discuss the strategies and challenges in creating the country’s green bond issuance program.
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39:36
Episode 27: Baba Musa on the multiple challenges facing Nigeria and other African governments today
Baba Musa, Director General of WAIFEM, the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management, joins to discuss the current polycrisis facing Nigeria and many African countries, including the ongoing economic recovery from the pandemi...
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Episode 26: Thierry Watrin on Rwanda’s climate initiatives
Thierry Watrin, Green Economy Advisor to the Minister of State of Rwanda, joins “Sovereign Debt” to discuss Rwanda’s various climate and debt management initiatives.
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36:40
Episode 25: Herman Kamil on Uruguay’s sustainability-linked bond
Herman Kamil, Director of the Debt Management Unit of Uruguay, joins “Sovereign Debt” to discuss the parameters of Uruguay’s sustainability-linked bond.
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50:10
Episode 24: Keynote address given at the UN retreat for UN Member State representatives on Financing for Development
To kick off the new year, "Sovereign Debt" is sharing Jill Dauchy’s keynote address given at a retreat for UN Member State representatives on Financing for Development. The retreat is part of of the UN systems’ Financing for Development Report,...
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Episode 23: Sonja Gibbs on the Institute of International Finance
Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance and Global Policy Initiatives at the Institute of International Finance, joins "Sovereign Debt" to discuss some of the IIF's key initiatives.
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40:36
Episode 22: Mark Flanagan on the reforms of the DSA
Mark Flanagan, Director of the Strategy and Policy Review Department of the IMF, joins “Sovereign Debt” to discuss the newly-revised debt sustainability framework for market access countries, and more generally the uses and policies of the DSA....
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Episode 21: Brad Setser on the impact of the Fed
Brad Setser, economist at the Council of Foreign Relations, joins “Sovereign Debt” to discuss the impact of the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates, the disruption of energy markets and the implications of it all on the world.
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48:48
Episode 20: Jim Ho on natural disaster clauses
Jim Ho, a partner at Cleary Gottlieb, joins ‘Sovereign Debt’ to discuss the introduction and use of natural disaster clauses and how Barbados has created a resilient debt portfolio.
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43:22
Episode 19: Yan Liu on the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust
Yan Liu, Deputy General Counsel for the International Monetary Fund, joins Sovereign Debt to discuss the "why, what, and how" of the newly created IMF Resilience and Sustainability Trust.
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34:48
Episode 18: Jeromin Zettelmeyer on updates to the arrears policies at the IMF
Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Deputy Director of the Strategy and Policy Review Department of the International Monetary Fund, joins Sovereign Debt to discuss the recent changes to arrears policies at the IMF.
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1:24:48
Episode 17: Ugo Panizza on climate debt
Ugo Panizza, Professor of Economics and Pictet Chair in Finance and Development at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, joins Sovereign Debt to discuss climate debt, how rich countries can compensate poor c...
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Episode 16: Zsolt Darvas on the EU fiscal rules and implications for green investments
Zsolt Darvas, senior fellow at Bruegel, joins Sovereign Debt to discuss how the EU fiscal rules can be revised to support increased green investments in Europe, and the implications of EU fiscal constraints on emerging market countries.&nbs...
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Episode 15: Mitu Gulati and Mark Weidemaier on Global Coordination and Sustainable Finance
Mitu Gulati, John V. Ray Research Professor of Law at the University of Virginia, and Mark Weidermaier, Ralph M. Stockton, Jr. Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – also hosts of the Clauses and Controvers...
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53:43
Episode 14: Anna Gelpern on "How China Lends"
Anna Gelpern, Professor of Law, Anne Fleming Research Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics joins Sovereign Debt to discuss "How China Lends," her w...
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53:45
Episode 13: Ekaterina Gratcheva on the Climate Investment Funds, sovereign ESG and human rights
Ekaterina Gratcheva, Lead Finance Officer of the Climate Investment Funds, joins Sovereign Debt to discuss the work of the Climate Investment Funds and her research on the role of human rights in the growing industry of sovereign ESG investment...
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Bonus: Revisiting Ambassador Frank G. Wisner on critical issues facing the global community
Given the changes happening around the world, we're revisiting our first episode of the podcast with Ambassador Frank G. Wisner. We discussed the rise of China, US policy in the Middle East and America’s need to re-imagine its place in the worl...
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Episode 12: Mark McNamee on the ongoing Russian war on Ukraine
Mark McNamee, Director of Europe at FrontierView, joins "Sovereign Debt" to talk about the Russian war on Ukraine, how we got here and where are we going, its lasting impact on global coordination and the role of China.
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50:44
Episode 11: Yannis Manuelides on the changing International Financial Architecture and how it is impacted by the Russia - Ukraine conflict
Yannis Manuelides, partner at Allen & Overy, joins “Sovereign Debt’” to discuss how the International Financial Architecture is changing and how the conflict between Russia and Ukraine further complicates global coordination.
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