Sovereign Debt

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Expert Take
The National Debt Hit $40 Trillion, But It’s Not an Issue in the Midterms
August 31, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Truth About Africa's "Debt Crisis"
September 5, 2024
By Ebenezer Obadare
What to Do About the Liquidity Difficulties in Low-Income Countries
August 13, 2024
By Brad W. Setser
Sri Lanka’s Bond Deal Should Not Set a Precedent
July 16, 2024
By Brad W. Setser
China Has Become a Major Source of Sovereign Default Risk
March 20, 2024
By Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding
The IMF Needs to Focus on Setting Good Targets for External Debt Sustainability
February 22, 2024
By Brad W. Setser
Ethiopia in Troubled Waters
December 28, 2023
By Michelle Gavin
The State of Sovereign Debt Restructuring After the Meetings in Marrakech
November 1, 2023
By Brad W. Setser
Meeting
Academic Webinar: International Financial Architecture
October 4, 2023
Two Takes on U.S. Debt and the Debt Ceiling
July 12, 2023
By Benn Steil
The U.S. Has Every Reason It Needs to Drop the Debt Ceiling—Both at Home and Abroad
June 8, 2023
By Brad W. Setser
Getting Debt Restructuring Terms Right
May 3, 2023
By Brad W. Setser
The Common Framework and Its Discontents
March 26, 2023
By Brad W. Setser
China’s Belt and Road Initiative Should Be on the World Bank and IMF’s Agenda
April 7, 2021
By David Sacks and Guest Blogger for the Internationalist
The Changing Nature of Turkey’s Balance Sheet Risks
October 23, 2020
By Brad W. Setser
Reframing the Collective Action Problem in Sovereign Bond Restructuring
October 7, 2020
By Brad W. Setser
As Africa Faces COVID-19, Chinese Debt Relief is a Welcome Development
June 30, 2020
By Guest Blogger for John Campbell
The State of Argentina’s Debt Restructuring…
June 24, 2020
By Brad W. Setser
China, a Major World Bank Borrower and Competitor, Must Stop Sheltering BRI Debt from G20 Standstill
May 8, 2020
By Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca
How Will China React to Uganda’s Looming Debt Crisis?
November 5, 2019
By Guest Blogger for John Campbell
Argentina’s Default Risk: What to Know
September 23, 2019
By Andrew Chatzky
Debt Servicing, Tax Revenue, and Oil in Nigeria
August 21, 2019
By John Campbell
Foreign Capital Has Been Propping Up China’s Currency. Here’s What Happens When It Leaves.
November 9, 2018
By Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca
China Pledges $60 Billion in Financing to an Increasingly Debt-Distressed Africa
September 21, 2018
By Guest Blogger for John Campbell