Sovereign Debt with Jill Dauchy
Jill Dauchy
A podcast to encourage debate and bold thinking around ‘greening’ the global economy and debt sustainability frameworks. Hosted by Jill Dauchy, CEO of Potomac Group. For more information about Potomac Group, please visit our website www.potomac-group.com
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Dec 13, 2021 • 39min
Episode 5: Deborah Bräutigam on the rise of China
Dr. Deborah Bräutigam, Director of the China-Africa Research Initiative at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, joins Sovereign Debt to discuss the rise of China and the “debt diplomacy” of the country.
Dec 6, 2021 • 37min
Episode 4: Kevin Bender on The Nature Conservancy's Belize deal
Kevin Bender, senior director of sustainable debt at The Nature Conservancy, joins Sovereign Debt to discuss the ins and outs of TNC’s debt-for-marine conservation deal with Belize that swapped the country's existing external debt.
Nov 22, 2021 • 33min
Episode 3: Jennifer Morris on COP26 and the importance of nature
Jennifer Morris, CEO of the Nature Conservancy, joins Sovereign Debt to discuss the importance of nature in the financial ecosystem (4:08), COP26 (16:15), and their deal in Belize (25:37).
Nov 15, 2021 • 28min
Episode 2: Arsene Dansou on Benin issuing their SDG bond
Arsene Dansou, debt manager for Benin, joins the show to discuss how Benin issued their first Sustainable Development Goals bond (2:39), what an SDG bond means (10:28), some of the challenges that came with issuing it (21:22) and advice for how other countries can issue their own SDG bond (23:26).
Nov 8, 2021 • 31min
Episode 1: Ambassador Frank Wisner II on critical issues facing the global community
In our inaugural episode, Jill Dauchy sits down with Ambassador Frank Wisner II to discuss the rise of China (2:32), US policy in the Middle East (8:28), Sudan (17:50) and America’s need to reimagine its place in the world (24:49).
