Sovereign Debt Forum

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The Sovereign Debt Forum was launched in October 2019 at the International Monetary Fund as a collaborative effort by the Institute of International Economic Law and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London. The European University Institute joined the Forum in Spring 2020. The Forum’s work focuses on low- and middle-income countries at risk of sovereign debt distress, as well as countries that have recently gained market access and have limited debt management experience.

Forum activities include conducting and disseminating innovative, policy-relevant interdisciplinary research on aspects of sovereign debt management; developing and delivering capacity-building programs with an emphasis on the legal aspects of sovereign borrowing, debt management, restructuring, and litigation; and organizing conferences, seminars, and policy fora to convene experts, researchers and practitioners from diverse academic, policy, and market spheres.

This year, the Sovereign Debt Forum will host the 8th Interdisciplinary Sovereign Debt Research and Management Conference (DebtCon 8), October 13-15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. at the Georgetown University Law Center. For more information on DebtCon 8, visit here

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Learn about the Sovereign Debt Forum’s other virtual and in-person featured events here.