EMEA webinar report: “Reforming International Debt Architecture: Can Debt Transparency Be Achieved for Africa” – 22 October 2020
The focus of the webinar was to discuss the role of debt transparency in reforming the international debt architecture. The discussion was Africa specific and tackled issues such as sovereign defaults and debt relief measures, the role of the international organisations (e.g. IMF and the EU), the private sector and the potential path towards debt sustainability via transparency and conditionality.
Moderator: Alonso Soto, Correspondent Nigeria, Bloomberg
Panellists:
Prof. Rym Ayadi, President, Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and Professor The Business School (Former CASS), London
Sonja Gibbs, International Institute of Finance
Thomas Wyatt Laryea, Orrick Law Firm
Funsho Allu, TIA Capital
Moritz Kraemer, Chief Economic Advisor, Acreditus
Kwame Sarpong Barnieh, Partner KPMG Ghana
The webinar was co-organised by TIA Capital and EMEA and took place on Thursday 22 October at 15:00 CET on Zoom
