4th Webinar - The Role of Legal Support in Effective Debt Management

31 July 2023
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African Development Bank (Abidjan)
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Webinar series on debt management in the context of Covid-19

What: 4th webinar on the role of legal support in effective debt management

Who: The African Development Bank and the African Legal Support Facility

When: Thursday, September14, 2023, 11 am - 12:30 pm (GMT)

Where: Online. Please register here.

The African Development Bank and the African Legal Support Facility will hold the fourth webinar on "The Role of Legal Support for Effective Debt Management" on 14 September 2023. The webinar is part of a series on debt management in the context of Covid-19.

The event aims to highlight issues relating to the structure and terms of debt incurred by African countries, and how this has affected debt sustainability and debt restructuring efforts. In addition to the important role of African Legal Support Facility's legal support, the webinar will promote dialogue and the sharing of lessons and experiences concerning the establishment of appropriate legal and contractual frameworks for effective debt management.

The webinar will also feature discussion of best practices to improve the contractual framework for sovereign debt architecture and other ways to improve countries' understanding of the importance of legal support in managing their debts.

The seminar is being organized with support from the Japanese government and the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA), a multi-donor fund hosted by the African Development Bank.

Interpretation services will be available in English and French.

Media contacts:

Communications and External Relations Department, [email protected]

Technical contact:

Mamoru Endo, Principal Governance Officer, Economic Governance and Reform Department, [email protected]

Leria Arinaitwe, Consultant, African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), [email protected]

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