Vera Songwe

Jan 13, 2025 | brookings.edu | Vera Songwe

Editor's note: This essay opens Chapter 6 of Foresight Africa 2025-2030, which explores how African leaders can leverage their growing presence on the global stage to drive the continent’s priorities. The renewed global scramble for markets, partnerships, and influence presents a unique opportunity for Africa. How Africa manages these battles will impact its economic growth trajectory and political stability over the next decade.

Dec 16, 2024 | project-syndicate.org | Vera Songwe

en English The sovereign-debt crisis threatening developing economies is compounded by climate change and unchecked environmental destruction, which drive up borrowing costs. To confront these interconnected threats, rich countries must show that their commitments to financing climate action in poor countries are more than just talk.

Nov 5, 2024 | thebanker.com | Moritz Kraemer |Vera Songwe

Moritz Kraemer is chief economist and head of research at LBBW Bank and Vera Songwe is chair of the board of the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility and former UN assistant general secretary; they are co-chairs of the Expert Review on Debt, Nature and Climate Today many low-income countries, and some middle-income countries too, are having to make deeply painful choices: between repaying debt and spending money on health and education; between investing in nature and developing their...

Oct 25, 2024 | almendron.com | Mariana Mazzucato |Vera Songwe

Ahora que los ministros de Finanzas y Medio Ambiente se reúnen esta semana en Washington para los encuentros anuales del Fondo Monetario Internacional y del Grupo Banco Mundial, deberían abocarse a la necesidad de nuevas vías de desarrollo económico que sean compatibles con el objetivo del acuerdo climático de París de limitar el calentamiento global a 1,5°C.

Oct 24, 2024 | theasset.com | Mariana Mazzucato |Vera Songwe

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