As countries face pressing environmental and social challenges, can debt be leveraged as a tool to finance sustainable growth? In Episode 10 of DebtTalks, Paola Subacchi and Thierry Watrin explore this crucial question, delving into the complex relationship between debt and sustainable development. The discussion covers how sovereign debt strategies, responsible lending, and innovative financial mechanisms can help address climate change, poverty, and inequality.

Hosts & Guests:

Paola Subacchi is Professor of Political Economy, University of Bologna, and the Incoming Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po.

Thierry Watrin, a former advisor to Rwanda’s Minister of Finance, currently leads the Sustainable Debt Coalition, a UN initiative. He teaches a course on climate diplomacy at Sciences Po.

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Episode 10. Leveraging debt for a sustainable future