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Sovereign Debt: managing the risks

Many developing countries that have borrowed heavily in foreign currencies are now faced with an important policy challenge: how to manage the currency, interest rate, and maturity risks associated with these debts. Indeed, prudent macroeconomic policies have at times been compromised by the fiscal consequences of losses associated with these exposures. What is needed is a debt-management strategy and the establishment of appropriate institutions to implement such a strategy […]