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Is the World in a Debt Spiral?

January 19, 2023
15:00–15:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

With rising interest rates, the strengthening of the US dollar and weaker global growth, how acute are the risks of a systemic sovereign debt crisis in emerging and advanced economies? This session was developed in collaboration with Thomson Reuters.

This is a livestreamed session.

Speakers

AG
Alessandra Galloni
Editor-in-Chief
Reuters
JO
José Antonio Ocampo
Minister of Finance and Public Credit
Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia
KR
Kenneth Rogoff
Maurits C. Boas Chair of International Economics
Harvard University
AT
Axel van Trotsenburg
Senior Managing Director
World Bank Group

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