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<\/a>\u00a0and the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London<\/a>. The Forum\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Forum activities include c<\/em>onducting 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.<\/p>\n This year, the Sovereign Debt Forum hosted the 8th Interdisciplinary Sovereign Debt Research and Management Conference (DebtCon 8), on October 13-15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. at the Georgetown University Law Center. Highlights can be found here at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n