Negotiating fair and balanced contracts with creditors/investors in Africa
The peer-learning and exchange event provided a platform for public debt managers in Africa to share and learn from the experiences of their peers and apply the lessons in their own countries, where appropriate. Selected international experts also participated to share the latest evidence, recommended practices and norms that influence the outcome of sovereign debt negotiations.
The four areas that were covered at the peer-learning event were:
- Improving the transparency of sovereign debt negotiations
- Enhancing the government’s negotiations position through rigorous financial analysis
- Understanding key legal concepts and room to manoeuvre
- Assessing the options and opportunities for restructuring sovereign debt
Recordings
Publications
Programme
Programme
(249.417 KB)
Key message
Post-event report
(420.492 KB)
Background paper
Background paper
(271.675 KB)
Presentations
Session 2 - Improving transparency of sovereign debt
(749.105 KB)
Session 3 - Enhancing the government’s negotiation position through rigorous financial analysis
(1.244 MB)
Session 4 - Negotiating Facility Agreements and Bonds
(290.374 KB)
Session 5 - China’s approach to sovereign lending and debt restructuring
(1.332 MB)
Talking Points
Opening Remarks by Neil Cole
(154.228 KB)
Speakers
Neil Cole
Executive Secretary - CABRI (South Africa)
Johan Krynauw
Programme Manager - CABRI (South Africa)
Danielle Serebro
Acting Programme Manager - CABRI (South Africa)
Fifi Peters
Presenter - CNBC Africa (South Africa)
Arsène M Dansou
Director General: Public Debt Management Agency - Ministry of Finance (Benin)
Patience Ohina
Director General – Public Debt Management Agency (Nigeria)
Mike Salawou
Head of Division, Infrastructure & Partnerships - African Development Bank
Gregory Kabwe
Director for investments and public debt management department - Ministry of Finance (Zambia)
David Mihalyi
Senior Economic Analyst - Natural Resource Governance Institute (London)
Samuel Arkhurst
Director - Treasury and Debt Management - Ministry of Finance (Ghana)
Alilali Nelufule
Acting Director - Asset and Liability Management Division (South Africa)
Rodrigo-Olivares Caminal
Professor of Banking & Finance Law - Queen Mary University of London
Nicole Kearse
Senior Legal Counsel - African Legal Support Facility and Jim Ho, Cleary Gottlieb, London, UK
Maris Wanyera
Director Public Debt - Ministry of Finance (Uganda)
Kanyi Lui
Partner - Pinsent Masons, Beijing, China
Stanislas Nkhata
Director of Debt Management Programme - MEFMI (Zimbabwe)
Yunnan Chen
Senior Research Officer - ODI
Dorivaldo F.S. Teixeira
Public Debt Management Unit - Ministry of Finance (Angola)
Samad Sirohey
CEEMEA Head of Funding (Citi Bank)
Wanga Cibi
Acting Chief Director, Liability Management, Asset and Liability Management division, National Treasury of South Africa
Franck Olivier Zadi
General Directorate of the Treasury and Public Accounts, Ministry of Economy and Finance (Côte d'Ivoire)
Livingston Bumbe
Public Debt Management Unit, National Treasury (Kenya)