Beyond debt: financing development through equity and productive assets

This episode looks at how developing countries can finance their growth without adding to already heavy debt burdens. From the lessons of past debt relief to the use of state assets to attract equity investment, Reza Baqir, Managing Director and Global Practice Leader for Sovereign Advisory Services at Alvarez & Marsal, shares why countries should make use of their whole balance sheet and how sovereign wealth funds can play a key role in doing so.

Hosts & Guests:

• Paola Subacchi is Professor and Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, and Professor of Political Economy of…