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African Island States operate in a unique economic and environmental context that directly shapes their ability to mobilize development and climate finance. Small domestic markets, geographic isolation, and vulnerability to external shocks create structural challenges but also generate opportunities for innovation in financing and economic diversification. In global capital markets, sovereign credit ratings play a decisive role in determining countries’ cost of borrowing, inv

Friday 30th April 2026 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday 30th April 2026 – Amid rising global debt vulnerabilities, tightening financial conditions, and constrained fiscal space across developing economies, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), through the Sustainable Debt Coalition (SDC), convened a High-Level Side Event titled “Coordinating Sovereign Finance in an Era of Global Debt Pressures” on the margins of the Twelfth Session of the Africa Regional For

The global development architecture that emerged from Bretton Woods in 1944 was built on a foundation of concessional finance, multilateral cooperation, and institutional coordination between sovereign borrowers and a small number of bilateral donors. Over eight decades, that system delivered transformative gains — from the eradication of smallpox to the independence of dozens of African nations — culminating in the 2015 convergence of the Sustainable Development Goals, the A

Financing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) represents a critical prerequisite for translating climate ambition into measurable mitigation and adaptation outcomes. NDCs outline each country’s emissions reduction and resilience goals under the Paris Agreement, but their implementation depends on the availability, accessibility, and structuring of climate finance. Among the five countries assessed—Central African Republic (CAR), Eswatini, The Gambia, Rwanda, and Uganda

Understanding public‑debt dynamics is essential for assessing macroeconomic resilience and fiscal sustainability across African countries, particularly in a context of tightening global financial conditions and rising climate‑related vulnerabilities. The debt sustainability assessments (DSAs) conducted jointly by the IMF and World Bank provide a consistent analytical framework for evaluating solvency, liquidity pressures, rollover risks, and countries’ capacity to absorb sho

December 12, 2024 (ECA) - On November 14, 2024, at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Sustainable Debt Coalition (SDC) brought together...

ECA MEDIA ADVISORY What: Roundtable Discussion with the Sustainable Debt Coalition and Friends on the margins of The Summit for a New...

Paris, France, 26 June 2023 (ECA) - Developing country leaders rallied in Paris, highlighting the urgency for reform of the global...

5 December, 2023 Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 5 December 2023 (ECA) – At a roundtable on the Sustainable Debt Coalition, Mr. Claver...