Debt and Covid-19 : what can we learn from Africa and Latin America ?

This will be a special session organised in partnership with the OECD Development Centre.

We will discuss two policy papers, Public debt and COVID-19. Paying for the crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean, and How to treat Africa’s Covid-contaminated debt ? 

Introductory remarks and moderation by :

• Mario Pezzini, Director of the OECD Development Centre 

Panel Discussion : 

• Jose Antonio Ocampo, Chair of the UN Committee for Development Policies,
• Carlos Lopes, Professor, University of Cape Town and former Executive Director of the United National for Training and Research,
• Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Director ONE France and former French Minister of National Education,
• Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department, IMF.