WEBINAR: #PublicDebtisPublic – New public platform on sovereign borrowing terms and conditions

#PublicDebtisPublic is new public platform on sovereign borrowing terms and conditions. The platform draws on available data rather than trying to get reporting directly from countries or private creditors.

It is an initiative of the Sovereign Debt Forum and Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown’s Mc Court School of Public Policy.

• The #PublicDebtIsPublic is an initiative of the Sovereign Debt Forum and Massive Data Institute (MDI) at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy.

• The Gates Foundation will also share an update on its debt portfolio and why it decided to support this initiative.

A Webinar was organised by the TRUST ACCOUNTABILITY &  INCLUSION COLLABORATION  on 5 May 2025 to introduce the platform to public policy practitioners. The Inclusive Society Institute’s Chief Executive Officer, Daryl Swanepoel, attended.

The ISI is currently preparing for the UN Finance For Development Summit scheduled for the end of June 2025, where it will be arguing for fairer and more just Climate Financing for developing nations. It is concerned with current models that may well be over-indebting nations.