This study addresses the choice and considerations surrounding the use of sovereign debt swaps in development finance, based on a database developed for this purpose and considers how a South-South platform could aid decision-making among developing countries on the appropriate use of debt swaps. To undertake the study, UNCTAD developed a Sovereign Debt Swap Database based on public information on 235 swaps directed towards health, nature, climate, children and poverty reduction in 58 countries since 1987, with a combined value of over US$11.5 billion […]