External debt: meeting obligations and reducing currency risk
The increasingly volatile global economic environment adds to the challenges facing many emerging and frontier economies in servicing their external debts. This roundtable, organised in partnership with Crown Agents Bank, examines fresh solutions for policy-makers to meet external debt obligations and minimise currency risks.
This off-the-record discussion convenes 25-30 representatives from central banks, international organisations and private sector stakeholders. It assesses the macroeconomic environment and its impact on global financial conditions, consequences for foreign exchange reserves and payments solutions for reducing currency risks.
Speakers
Michael Atingi-Ego
Governor
Bank of Uganda
Michael Atingi-Ego
Governor
Bank of Uganda
Michael Atingi-Ego is governor of the Bank of Uganda. His leadership has been instrumental in shaping monetary policy, financial sector development and sovereign debt management across Eastern and Southern Africa. He has served in key roles at the International Monetary Fund and the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa, driving institutional reforms and regional economic stability.
Hanan Morsy
Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Hanan Morsy
Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Hanan Morsy is deputy executive secretary and chief economist at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Prior to joining the UN ECA, Morsy was director of macroeconomic policy and research at the African Development Bank and associate director and lead economist for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Prior to that, she worked at the International Monetary Fund in various capacities including fiscal affairs, Middle East, Central Asia, European, monetary and capital markets.
Nikhil Sanghani
Managing Director, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute
OMFIF
Nikhil Sanghani
Managing Director, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute
OMFIF
Nikhil is Managing Director, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute at OMFIF. He is responsible for the team’s events that convene leading public sector officials on topics such as monetary policy, emerging market development, global public investment, public finances, capital market development and sustainable finance. Nikhil also leads OMFIF’s economic research and content, including global surveys of central banks, regulators and market participants. Previously, he was an emerging markets economist at Capital Economics, where he led the coverage of Latin America.
P Nandalal Weerasinghe
Governor
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
P Nandalal Weerasinghe
Governor
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
P Nandalal Weerasinghe is governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. During his time at the bank, he has held roles in different capacities including chief economist, director of economic research, assistant governor, deputy governor and senior deputy governor. He also served as an alternate executive director for India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan at the International Monetary Fund.
Timings
07:00-07:15 Registration
07:15-08:45 Roundtable discussion
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