Debt Portal

Welcome to UNCTAD's Sovereign Debt Portal

The objective of this site is to provide a resource center for issues relating to sovereign debt for policy makers, debt managers, researchers, members of civil society and other stakeholders.

The site will contain information on UNCTAD's work at the national and international level in addition to links to sources of data, news, and opinions relating to sovereign debt.

What's New

G20 High-Level Seminar on Sovereign Debt "Public Debt Management under Non-Conventional Conditions on Debt Markets", 2-3.04.2013

12 April 13 - UNCTAD was invited to make a presentation at a high-level seminar on "Public Debt Management under Non-Conventional Conditions on Debt Markets" organized by the G20 and took place in Moscow on 2-3 April 2013.

UNCTAD Brainstorming meeting on a Debt Workout Mechanism, 1.02.2013

11 February 13 - The informal brainstorming meeting organised by UNCTAD in Geneva on 1 February 2013, focused on the building blocs of a possible Debt Workout Mechanism (DWM) and possible options to design a DWM acceptable to relevant stakeholders.

Responsible Sovereign Financing

UNCTAD plays an important role in consensus building on issues of interdependence. UNCTAD's project on Promoting Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing seeks to forge a consensus in an area that has thus far not achieved one.

Establishing international accepted principles for responsible sovereign financing is an important priority that demands international consideration.

Learn more about UNCTAD's Project on Promoting Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing.

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UNCTAD's work on Debt

UNCTAD is the focal point within the UN system for the integrated treatment of debt issues.

Through its Debt and Development Finance Branch (DDFB), it engages in research and policy analysis, consensus building and in technical assistance in areas relating to debt and ODA.