Roundtable 6: Debt management solutions supporting trade and development

Key Issues

Panellists will discuss the following questions:

• What combination of policies and instruments is best suited to smoothly reducing the global imbalances and creating coherence between trade and finance?
• What contribution can effective debt management at the national level make to averting financial crises or helping steer through them?
• What institutional framework at the national and global level is needed, and should the international agenda focus on reforming governance within and between existing institutions?
• What are the main features of a reformed structure of the international aid architecture?
• Can the United Nations be an honest and efficient broker representing the voice of both donor and recipient countries?
• How can UNCTAD best address this trade and finance nexus?

Expected outcome/deliverables:

• Summary of best practices in debt management that should be used by developing country debt offices, and the contribution of effective debt management in reducing the likelihood of financial crisis.
• Recommendations on international policies to reduce global imbalances and establish coherence between trade and finance.
• Proposals aimed at international policymakers on needed reforms of the international aid architecture.
• Proposals for the future role of UNCTAD in the international debate on the trade and finance nexus.

Contact:

Mr. Raja Khalidi
Tel.: +41 22 917 58 57
Fax: +41 22 917 02 74
E-mail:raja.khalidiunctad.org

Mr. Gerard Teeling
Tel.: +41 22 917 16 35
Fax: +41 22 917 00 45
E-mail:gerry.teelingunctad.org