Brady-like-bonds, debt-for-nature swaps + reforming IMF' Debt Sustainability Assessment could serve as innovative financial instruments for tackling debt distress in the COVID-19 era. Read more from Yan Wang ying qian + Kevin P. Gallagher: gdpcenter.org/3LaQULu

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the triple crisis of public health, poverty + climate change, leading to rising levels of sovereign debt. In a new blog, ying qian shares innovative policy recs for handling debt distress in the COVID-19 era: gdpcenter.org/3yCAXek

From Brady-like-bonds to debt-for-nature swaps, innovative finance could help countries manage their debt distress and restart development finance. Read more from ying qian: gdpcenter.org/3woSAg4

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the triple crisis of public health, poverty + climate change, leading to rising levels of sovereign debt. In a new blog, ying qian shares innovative policy recs for handling debt distress in the COVID-19 era: gdpcenter.org/3Lyw8FD

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation + Russia's war in Ukraine, how can countries manage debt distress in the COVID-19 era? Yan Wang ying qian + Kevin P. Gallagher discuss the latest ideas in a new policy brief: gdpcenter.org/3HljkC0

For countries facing debt restructuring, is a debt "haircut" better than debt "rescheduling?" Yan Wang + ying qian crunch the numbers in a new blog, finding the 2️⃣ approaches yield comparable results. Read more: gdpcenter.org/3BWtzM2

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Good thread by ying qian responding to some of the comments on his paper on how Asset Management Companies may be able to play in the current debt crisis Michael Pettis Boston University Global Development Policy Center

As policymakers increasingly look to innovative financial instruments to help break the trajectory of the debt crisis, there’s a renewed interest in Brady bond transactions. ying qian discusses in a new blog on Brady bonds for the 21st century: gdpcenter.org/3SQeRP9