In my interview with CNBC International Sam Vadas this morning, I ask donor countries headed to Paris for the New Global Financing Pact: Where is the money? Billions $ were pledged to Pakistan after last year's floods but only millions have trickled in. cnbc.com/video/2023/06/…

A&M’s Global Head of Sovereign Advisory Services and Managing Director Reza Baqir was interviewed by CNBC’s Capital Connection about this week's Paris Summit on the New Global Financing pact. You can watch the full interview here: bddy.me/448IYEZ #AMon #ParisSummit

A good factual editorial in the Business Recorder today on TERF, a policy measure introduced by SBP during the thick of the Covid pandemic to turn around the then gloomy economic sentiment through targeted support for new investment in Pakistan brecorder.com/news/40251398/…

How do countries fare after a sovereign debt restructuring? Looking forward to this discussion on Sri Lanka as it charts its way forward in its debt restructuring. Hosted by CAL at 1pm Pakistan time tomorrow (5 Sep). Registration link below. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

After the elections a key decision for our policy makers will be whether and how to approach the IMF IMF for a new program of assistance. A key decisions for the IMF will be whether to continue to lend to Pakistan without—or with—a debt restructuring reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

My conversation with Bloomberg TV Vonnie Quinn on Pakistan’s post-election economic challenges. We need targeted cash transfers to support the poor after recent record inflation, an equitable tax base, and export led growth to repay foreign loans bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

My views on a better sovereign debt restructuring framework published as a letter in the Financial Times today. Countries in debt distress need an effective global advocate to get timely debt relief from bilateral official creditors. ft.com/content/a29249…

Governments in the Middle East and beyond are increasingly using sukuk to meet their financing needs. But sukuk remain misunderstood compared to other finance instruments. Excited to share our new paper on demystifying shariah-compliant sovereign finance okt.to/fKqZ6j

My conversation with Atlantic Council about the role of the US dollar in the global economy

Thank you DebtCon: Interdisciplinary Sovereign Debt Research for your hospitality and a great conference on sovereign debt issues. A special thanks to Martin Kessler Layna Mosley 𝙐𝙜𝙤 𝙋𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙖 Anna Gelpern and Finance for Development Lab