Vera Songwe
Vera Songwe, Founder and Chair of the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility, is Senior Adviser at the Bank for International Settlements’ Financial Stability Institute.
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Curbing Debt-Fueled Unrest in Emerging Markets
Curbing Debt-Fueled Unrest in Emerging Markets
Aug 14, 2024 Vera Songwe & Ishac Diwan propose a strategy for stabilizing economies that have become illiquid but are not insolvent.
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A New Dawn for US-African Cooperation?
A New Dawn for US-African Cooperation?
May 28, 2024 Vera Songwe identifies three ways that the United States can ultimately help itself by helping the continent.
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Developing Countries’ Liquidity Crisis Is Not Over
Developing Countries’ Liquidity Crisis Is Not Over
Apr 16, 2024 Ishac Diwan & Vera Songwe urge global policymakers to prevent mass insolvency and finance urgent climate projects.
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Developing Countries Need Debt Relief to Act on Climate Change
Developing Countries Need Debt Relief to Act on Climate Change
Jan 24, 2024 Ishac Diwan & Vera Songwe propose a mechanism for freeing up the fiscal space low-income economies need to invest in green growth.
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Financing Our Survival
Financing Our Survival
Sep 22, 2023 Vera Songwe explains what it will take to mobilize capital for the net-zero transition worldwide.