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Creating Growth and Jobs for a New Era

Pulling Debt back from the Brink

January 17, 2024
09:00–09:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

In 2023 global debt to GDP ratios reached record levels, peaking at over 300%. As interest rates remain high, how can leaders mitigate the debt-servicing burden for households, businesses and nations to preserve economic stability and a return to growth?

This is a livestreamed session.

Speakers

LA
Laura Alfaro
Warren Alpert Professor
Harvard Business School
WE
Wale Edun
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy
Federal Ministry of Finance of Nigeria
MK
Mehreen Khan
Economics Editor
The Times
KR
Kenneth Rogoff
Maurits C. Boas Chair of International Economics
Harvard University
VS
Vera Songwe
Chairperson and Founder
Liquidity and Sustainability Facility

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