GPF 2022: Debt Management: Transparency and creativity for equitable growth

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, debt was already at record highs in emerging and developing economies. The pandemic is pushing a growing number of these countries into debt distress. The session on debt was the occasion for legislators to discuss with World Bank and IMF high level experts how to manage debt in a transparent and accountable manner to better recover from the pandemic, while addressing medium and long-term development issues.