OECD-TCX Conference
The OECD and TCX cordially invite you to a conference that will explore the roles of donors, lenders, and borrowers in building debt sustainability through improved currency risk management.
Trillions of dollars of investments to low-income countries are needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. This funding will not materialize without markets and policy makers stepping up to mitigate currency risk in development finance and lend to low-income countries responsibly.
Speakers will discuss the impact of local currency depreciations on sovereign debt sustainability. What solutions exist to remove currency risk from low-income countries? How can we rethink concessional finance to make instruments like green bonds/loans in local currency more accessible and affordable? What is needed to build flourishing international risk markets and build DMO capacities to manage risks?
Please find the conference program here.
CONFERENCE VENUE
International Energy Agency
9 Rue de la Fédération
Paris, France
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We encourage in-person participation but virtual attendance is possible. Please register to receive a dial-in link.
Email s.peeters@tcxfund.com or PublicDebt@oecd.org for any questions.
Please note that the OECD/TCX cannot organize a visa on your behalf but can provide you with a personalized invitation letter.
Non-EU citizens should consult the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs website.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
For speaker bios, please click here.

Anne-Laure Kiechel
Founder & CEO, Global Sovereign Advisory

Arunabha Ghosh
Founder & CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water

Barry Eichengreen
Professor of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Berkeley

Carmine Di Noia
Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

Clemens Graf von Lucker
Macroeconomist and Author

Erica Gerretsen
Head, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission

Fatos Koc
Head, Public Debt Management, OECD

Gregory Smith
Economist and Author

Hamouda Chekir
Founding Member, Finance for Development Lab and Investment Banker, Lazard

Lucie Villa
VP Senior Credit Officer, Global Sovereign Risk Group, Moody's

Marcello Estevão
Global Director, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment, World Bank Group

Marcus Fedder
TCX Vice Chair

Odilbek Isakov
Deputy Minister of Finance, Republic of Uzbekistan

Philippe Guyonnet-Dupérat
Secretary-General, Paris Club

René Karsenti
Expert Panel Member, G20 Independent Review of MDB's Capital Adequacy Frameworks

Robert-Jan Sieben
Head of International Financial Institutions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Robert Patalano
Head of the Financial Markets Division, OECD

Ruurd Brouwer
CEO, TCX

Sean Kidney
CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative

Sony Kapoor
Macroeconomist, Professor & Sustainability Advisor


