Global sovereign
debt forum

13 May 2025

OMFIF’s Global sovereign debt forum convenes debt management offices from across the world, along with multilateral development banks, portfolio managers and other key market participants for a series of high-level discussions on emerging markets.

The forum shines a light onto fast-growing economies to discuss their funding plans and how they are developing their investor bases. It includes discussions of investor relations and issuance plans as well as dedicated sessions on redefining the role of MDBs and sustainable bonds.

Last year’s forum was attended by investors representing a combined $24.8tn of assets under management. Other attendees included DMOs and MDBs, as well as intermediaries and other key market players.

The entire day will be off the record with no media in attendance to encourage participants to speak freely and stimulate authentic discussions.

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Hear from the biggest names in the public sector debt markets

Confirmed speakers

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James Athey

Fixed Income Fund Manager
Marlborough
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Yuriy Butsa

Government Commissioner
Public Debt Management, Ukraine
Daniel Bytcanek

Daniel Bytcanek

Managing Director
ARDAL, Slovakia
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Luther Bryan Carter

Senior Advisor and Head of Emerging Markets Debt
EMIA, HSBC Asset Management
Massimiliano Castelli

Massimiliano Castelli

Head of Strategy, Sovereign Institutions
UBS Global Asset Management
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 Ulf Erlandsson

Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
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Esther Finnbogadóttir

Head of Funding and Debt Management
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Iceland
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Daniela Re Fraschini

Vice President – Senior Analyst
Moody's Ratings
Paul Gamble

Paul Gamble

Senior Director, Sovereign Group
Fitch Ratings
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Jana Harvey

Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets
BlueBay
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Tongai Kunorubwe

Head of ESG Fixed income
T. Rowe Price
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Ammar Lahham

Lead Capital Markets Specialist
Islamic Development Bank
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Domenico Nardelli

Director & Treasurer
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Kaan Nazli

Kaan Nazli

Senior Portfolio Manager and Economist, Emerging Markets Debt
Neuberger Berman
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Derrick Nkambule

Deputy Director, Debt Issuance and Management
National Treasury, South Africa
Patience Ohina

Patience Oniha

Director General
Debt Management Office, Nigeria
Elena Panomarenko

Elena Panomarenko

Head of Funding, Europe
International Finance Corporation
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Giancarlo Perasso

Lead Economist
PGIM Fixed Income
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Gary Smith

Client Portfolio Manager
Colombia Threadneedle
Victor Szabo

Viktor Szabo

Investment Director
Aberdeen
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Malika Takhtayeva

ESG Analyst Sustainable Fixed Income Lead
BNP Paribas Asset Management
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Elina Theodorakopoulou

Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
Manulife Investment Management
Jin Zhongxia

Jin Zhongxia

Director General, Treasury
New Development Bank

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About the Sovereign Debt Institute

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OMFIF’s Sovereign Debt Institute is an important forum for issuers and investors in the public sector debt markets to discuss their priorities and concerns. The intimate format of our events has generated positive feedback from both borrowers and the buyside.

Events hosted by the SDI during 2025 generated deep discussions about core issues affecting the public sector debt markets. These included concerns about liquidity, incentives for primary dealers, the disappearance of the ‘greenium’, the impact of private placements, the role of hedge funds and the development of market infrastructure.

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