In this episode Paola Subacchi and Thomas Melonio examine the future of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the likelihood of achieving them by 2030.

In episode 15 of DebtTalks, Paola Subacchi hosts Thomas Lambert for an in-depth conversation on recent cases of sovereign debt restructuring and how they have been managed.

In Episode 14 of DebtTalk, Paola Subacchi speaks with Nicolas Picchiottino about harnessing finance to close bridge development gaps both between and within countries.

In Episode 13 of DebtTalk, Paola Subacchi and Fatos Koc explore policy options – from fiscal restraint and structural reforms to stimulate growth in advanced economies, to strategies for developing local capital markets in emerging and developing countries.

Tariffs, the Dollar, and the US Economy

In this episode Paola Subacchi and Thomas Melonio examine the future of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the likelihood of achieving them by 2030.

Against a backdrop of heightened international trade tensions and a possible decoupling of leading economies it may be time to examine the economic validity of countries maintaining large foreign exchange reserves denominated in the US dollar.

In this episode of DebtTalks, Anna Gelpern speaks with Paola Subacchi about the new initiative Public Debt is Public which Anna is leading in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London.

In Episode 10 of DebtTalks, Paola Subacchi and Thierry Watrin explore this crucial question, delving into the complex relationship between debt and sustainable development.

In this episode of DebtTalks – recorded on January 29, 2025 – Paola Subacchi and Isabelle Mateos y Lago examine the relationship between monetary policy and sovereign debt.

In this episode of DebtTalks, Paola Subacchi and Jean-Pierre Landau discuss the constraints imposed by rising debt levels and the policy trade-offs among pressing needs such as poverty relief and climate action.

In this episode Paola is joined by Sean Hagan to discuss the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the lender of last resort and as a “trigger” for debt restructuring.

This note is a joint publication between the Finance for Development Lab and the Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po.

How does the debt market fare over a very long period? Paola Subacchi is joined by Josefin Meyer to look at sovereign bonds over 200 years that stretch after the battle of Waterloo (1815) and 2016.

Paola Subacchi, Deborah Brautigam and Yufan Huang explore the changing dynamics of China’s lending and the implications for the international financial architecture.

In this episode of DebtTalks, Paola Subacchi and Jérôme Sgard dive into the debt crisis of the 1980s that hit many developing countries between 1982 and 1989.

Listen as Paola Subacchi, William Roos and Philippe Guyonnet-Dupérat discuss challenges posed by a more heterogenous creditor group and institutional innovations like the Common Framework for Debt Treatments.

Join Paola Subacchi and Gregory Makoff as they discuss the economic, legal, political, and institutional questions that arise when a country defaults on its debt.

Join Paola and Yannis Manuelides for the first episode of this series. In 2010 Greece’s debt was downgraded and this marked the beginning of a long debt crisis that brought Greece near collapse and undermined the financial stability of the Euro Area.

A significant increase in financing, at both the national and international levels, is vital to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by the 2030 deadline. To this end, the international community must both deliver debt relief to developing countries and expand their access to affordable finance.