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Press Release 21/2003
Experts Group meeting in Senegal concludes that Africa’s external debt problem be put in wider context of financing development
(11.21.2003)
Press Release 18/2003
Expert Group Meeting on Africa’s Debt to Take Place in Dakar.
(11.14.2003)
Annotated Agenda
Final Statement
Recommendations and Conclusions of the Experts
Speeches
Statement by K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa
Opening statement by His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal
Statement by Ambassador Aluko-Olokun, member of NEPAD Steering Committee
   
  In-session Papers
 
Session 1: Legal Aspects of External Debt Management
  Odious Debt: Which Way Forward? [Power Point Presentation]
Professor Victor Murinde, University of Birmingham
  Should Africa’s External Debt be Re-Evaluated? A Preliminary Study.
[Paper (MS-Word), Power Point Presentation]
Mr. Diery Seck, IDEP
  Endettement et croissance économique en Afrique: Etude de cas sur le Sénégal [Power Point Presentation]
Professor Ali Mbaye, University Cheikh Anta Diop
Session 2: Towards Debt Sustainability
 

A Critical Assessment of Existing Debt Proposals [Paper (PDF)], ECA

  Critical Assessment of Existing Debt Proposal [Power Point Presentation]
Mr. Juan C. Aguilar, Debt Relief International
 

An Alternative Approach to Debt Cancellation and New Borrowing for Africa [Paper (MS-Word), Power Point Presentation]
Mr. Henry Northover, CAFOD

  Discussant's Comments [Power Point Presentation]
Mr. Atish Ghosh, IMF
Session 3: Financing Debt Relief for Development
  Financing Debt Relief and Genuine Development:Time to Get Serious? [Paper (PDF)], ECA
Financement du développement et réduction de la dette: réaliser les objectifs du Millénium [Power Point Presentation]
Mr. Hakim Ben Hammouda, ECA
  Radioscopie de la dette publique extérieure du Sénégal [Abstract (PDF), Power Point Presentation]
Professor Bounna Niang, University Cheikh Anta Diop
  Nouveaux développements après le lancement de l’étude « Radioscopie de la dette publique extérieure du Sénégal » [Power Point Presentation]
Mr. Mamadou Ba, Ministry of Economy and Finance of Senegal
  Discussant's Comments [Power Point Presentation]
Mr. Alex Kholer, Paris Club
Session 4: Minimizing the Impact of Commodity Price Volatility
 

Minimizing the Impact of Commodity Shocks in Africa for Debt Sustainability [Paper (PDF)], ECA
[Power Point Presentation], Ms. Shamika Sirimanne, ECA

 

Realignment of Debt service obligations and Ability to pay in Confessional Lending: Feasibility and Modalities [Paper (PDF)]
Mr. Christopher L. Gilbert and Ms. Alexandra Tabova, University of Vrije
Possible Adaptation of Debt Service in Relation to Commodity Price Volatility [Power Point Presentation]
Mr. Christopher L. Gilbert and Ms. Alexandra Tabova, University of Vrije

  Discussant's Comments [Power Point Presentation]
Mr. Samuel Gayi, UNCTAD
Session 5: An In-depth Analysis of External Debt in Selected Africa Countries
  L’endettement de l’Afrique, quelles voies de sortie après PPTE ? [Abstract (PDF), Power Point Presentation]
Professor Moustapha Kassé, UniversityCheikh Diop
  Background Papers
 
Dampening the Vulnerability to Price Shocks: A Role for Aid
Patrick Guillaumont, Sylviane Guillaumont Jeanneney, Pierre Jacquet, Lisa Chauvet, and Bertrand Savoye
Debt Relief and Fiscal Sustainability
Working Paper
Sebastian Edwards, National Bureau of Economic Research, May 2002
Debt Sustainability in Low-Income Countries-Towards a Forward-Looking Strategy
Prepared by the Staff of the Policy Development and Review Department, International Monetary Fund, May 23, 2003
Debt Relief for the Poorest: An OED Review of the HIPC Initiative
Madhur Gautam
International Finance Facility,
DFID, January 2003