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Tackling Global Risks—Building Capacity to manage Public Debt (Video)

The worldwide pandemic and lingering high food and energy prices have aggravated already existing debt challenges in many low-income countries and emerging market economies. Working closely with country authorities and donor partners, the IMF supports member countries through tailored technical assistance and training in several different areas ranging from better debt management to increased debt transparency. This event will discuss how we can better partner for more impactful capacity development (CD)—well integrated with policy advice and lending—to support countries to reduce debt vulnerabilities in the short term and prevent systemic and country-specific crises in the long run. The panel will feature the role of country authorities from beneficiary countries, partner representatives, and IMF staff, and will take stock of the current debt landscape and discuss ideas to strengthen CD delivery in support of successful outcomes, particularly in areas of high demand—debt transparency, debt sustainability, and debt management.