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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 Europe at the University of Bologna. She is also a partner at Essential Economics, a London-based consultancy that advises governments, international organisations, and private companies.From 2019 to 2024 she was at Queen Mary University of London, where she helped establish the Queen Mary Global Policy Institute. Previously, she directed the International Economics Research Department at Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) in London.Reza Baqir is Managing Director and Global Practice Leader of Sovereign Advisory Services at Alvarez & Marsal in Dubai. He brings more than 25 years of experience working with governments and central banks on macroeconomic stability, sustainable growth, sovereign debt and economic crises. He previously served as Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and spent 19 years at the International Monetary Fund, where he held senior positions including Head of the Debt Policy Division and Senior Resident Representative in Egypt. He also worked at the World Bank and has extensive experience in sovereign debt sustainability, restructuring and emerging market policy. Production : Paola Subacchi Coordination : Nathalie Corvée Musique : Nils Bertinelli Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Sep 30

Debt, investment and impact

This episode explores how development finance can unlock private investment where it matters most. From supporting Ukraine’s recovery and strengthening economic resilience to mobilising capital, creating jobs and driving sustainable growth, Ines Rocha, Division Director for Western, Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Moldova, IFC, World Bank Group, shares how public and private finance can work together to turn investment into lasting impact. Hosts & Guests: Paola Subacchi is Professor and Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, and Professor of Political Economy of Europe at the University of Bologna. She is also a partner at Essential Economics, a London-based consultancy that advises governments, international organisations, and private companies.From 2019 to 2024 she was at Queen Mary University of London, where she helped establish the Queen Mary Global Policy Institute. Previously, she directed the International Economics Research Department at Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) in London.Ines Rocha, Division Director for Western, Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Moldova, IFC, World Bank Group, leads the IFC’s work across Western, Central and Eastern Europe, with a focus on mobilising private investment, supporting sustainable growth and strengthening the private sector. She has more than 20 years of experience in development finance and capital markets, including senior roles at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), where she helped lead the institution’s response to the war in Ukraine and mobilise support for the country’s economy and private sector. Earlier in her career, she worked at UBS Investment Bank and the Central Bank of Portugal. Production : Paola Subacchi Coordination : Nathalie Corvée Musique : Nils Bertinelli Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
10/15/2024

Episode 1. Greece on the brink, 2010-2015: the debt crisis that hindered Europe - Yannis Manuelides

Welcome to DebtTalks, the podcast of SciencesPo Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance, hosted by Paola Subacchi. Join Paola and Yannis Manuelides for the first episode of this series. In 2010 Greece’s debt was downgraded and this marked the beginning of a long debt crisis that brought Greece near collapse and undermined the financial stability of the Euro Area. Guest: Yannis Manuelides is a London-based finance lawyer and consultant. He was a partner at Allen& Overy’s London office for over 23 years where he headed the firm’s sovereign debt practice. Yannis led the legal team which acted for the Steering Committee of Private Creditors of Greece on Greece's EUR206bn debt restructuring (PSI). 🔗 Chair in Sovereign Debt and finance website Link Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Oct 7

Les aides aux réfugiés de Saint-Domingue : une histoire d’exclusion raciale

Qui l’administration française a-t-elle choisi d’aider après la révolution haïtienne, et qui a-t-elle laissé de côté ?Depuis 1697, Saint-Domingue était une colonie française organisée autour d’une économie de plantation esclavagiste, composée de près de 90 % d’esclaves. Cent ans plus tard, en 1791, la révolution haïtienne renverse cet ordre colonial et conduit à l’indépendance d’Haïti en 1804. Des milliers d’anciens colons se réfugient alors en France métropolitaine, où le gouvernement leur accorde des « secours » : des aides financières destinées à soutenir les réfugiés et les personnes considérées comme victimes des bouleversements révolutionnaires.Mais qui a droit à ces aides ? Et que révèlent les archives sur les critères réellement appliqués par l’administration française pour catégoriser ces personnes réfugiées comme victimes ou non-victimes ? Dans cet épisode, l’historienne Sibylle Fourcaud, nous entraîne dans son enquête au cœur des archives : pétitions, lettres privées et dossiers administratifs permettent de retrouver les voix de celles et ceux qui, après avoir demandé, et parfois bénéficié des secours, en sont exclus. Elle révèle comment des décisions administratives en apparence neutres, s’opèrent en réalité sur une interprétation racialisée de la révolution haïtienne.Un épisode pour mieux comprendre un pan méconnu de l’histoire impériale française, et entendre les voix d’individus dominguois, blancs libres, libres de couleur, et personnes anciennement en situation d'esclavage, racontant leurs mémoires de la révolution haïtienne. ---- Sibylle Fourcaud est chercheuse associée au Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po, où elle a soutenu une thèse en 2025 intitulée "Les ayants droit de l’empire. Une histoire politique et administrative des secours aux Domingois réfugiés en France (1793-1911)", sous la direction de Nicolas Delalande et de Jakob Vogel. Elle a notamment publié "The Nation and the Deserving Refugees: Granting Relief to the Saint-Dominguans in France, 1793-1802" (Itinerario, 1 - 16, 2026), et, avec Shandiva Banerjee, "Après l’égalité : les personnes de couleur face à l’administration des secours aux réfugiés des colonies, 1794-1802" (Revue d’histoire moderne et contemporaine, vol. 72, n°2, 2025). ---- Dans l'atelier des historiens est un podcast du Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po, animé par Aurélie Luneau, réalisé par Nils Bertinelli. La playlist complète des épisodes de ce podcast est disponible ici. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
10/22/2025

Dans l'intimité du nazisme : faire l'histoire de la violence

Comment faire histoire de la violence lorsqu'on travaille sur celles et ceux qui l'ont exercée ? Dans cet épisode, Elissa Mailänder, historienne, revient sur son travail consacré aux gardiennes du camp de Majdanek, en Pologne occupée, et sur les sources qui lui ont permis de comprendre comment la violence s'inscrit dans le quotidien ordinaire d'un camp de concentration et d'extermination. Elle raconte aussi un épisode marquant de son parcours : la découverte d’une photographie lors de son premier voyage à Auschwitz-Birkenau, alors qu'elle était doctorante. L'image d'une jeune femme en robe de mariée la marque profondément. Longtemps perdue puis retrouvée près de vingt ans plus tard, cette photographie est devenue un fil invisible qui a accompagné ses réflexions sur la violence, la mémoire, et l'histoire du quotidien, au prisme du genre. —— Elissa Mailänder est professeure au Centre d’histoire de Sciences Po. Ses recherches portent sur l’histoire de la violence, du genre et de la sexualité ; la culture matérielle ; et l’histoire du quotidien. Elle s’intéresse plus particulièrement aux dimensions matérielles, sociales et culturelles des actes de violence. Elle a notamment publié : Female SS Guards and Workaday Violence: The Majdanek Concentration Camp, 1942–1944 (Lansing: Michigan State Press, 2015 ; en allemand, Hamburger Edition, 2009), et Amour, mariage, sexualité. Une histoire intime du nazisme (1930-1950) (Seuil, 2021 ; en anglais, University of Wisconsin Press, 2026). —— Dans l'atelier des historiens est un podcast du Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po, animé par Aurélie Luneau, réalisé par Nils Bertinelli. La playlist complète des épisodes de ce podcast est disponible ici. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Mar 11

Retrenching aid in a volatile world

As advanced economies cut international aid, Paola Subacchi and Clemence Landers assess the consequences for developing countries and the global economy. As funding declines, the risks multiply: an aid crisis can deepen debt distress, evolve into a broader development crisis, and ultimately trigger governance breakdowns. At stake is the very purpose of foreign assistance – preventing instability, economic collapse, and governance breakdown. Hosts & Guests Paola Subacchi is Professor and Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, and Professor of Political Economy of Europe at the University of Bologna. She is also a partner at Essential Economics, a London-based consultancy that advises governments, international organisations, and private companies.Clemence Landers is vice president and senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development, as well as a trustee on the Center for Global Development Europe's board of trustees. Prior to joining CGD, she worked at the US Treasury Department on US engagement with the multilateral development banks and as a desk economist covering several countries in the Middle East and North Africa region.Production Paola Subacchi Coordination Nathalie Corvée Musique Nils Bertinelli Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Jun 24

Students take on sovereign debt : cure or prevention?

Sciences Po students Marius Guerin and Tom Krauthausen join Paola Subacchi to discuss what the G20 should prioritise as the United Kingdom prepares to take the chair in 2026. Drawing on their final projects for Paola’s course on managing sovereign debt, Marius and Tom bring fresh perspectives to the question of whether policymakers should focus on fixing debt crises once they erupt, or on preventing them before they begin. Hosts & Guests Paola Subacchi is Professor and Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, and Professor of Political Economy of Europe at the University of Bologna. She is also a partner at Essential Economics, a London-based consultancy that advises governments, international organisations, and private companies. Tom Krauthausen is a master's student at Sciences Po and the Stockholm School of Economics, specializing in International Economic Policy and Finance. His professional experience includes internships at the Boston Consulting Group and KfW Development Bank. Marius Guérin is a Sciences Po master's graduate, now working as a Junior Policy Analyst in the OECD's Development Co-operation Directorate. His previous experience includes internships in government and the private sector.Production Paola Subacchi Coordination Nathalie Corvée Musique Nils Bertinelli Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Mar 25

From crisis bonds to long-term investment: financing Europe’s future

As the European Union has emerged as a major bond issuer since the Covid-19 pandemic, this episode explores the fast-growing market for sovereign, sub-sovereign and supranational debt. Paola Subacchi and Lawrence Duquesne-Garner trace the EU’s journey as a bond issuer, revealing how crisis-driven financing is turning into a long-term investment strategy. Hosts & Guests Paola Subacchi is Professor and Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, and Professor of Political Economy of Europe at the University of Bologna. She is also a partner at Essential Economics, a London-based consultancy that advises governments, international organisations, and private companies. Lawrence Duquesne-Garner is a Managing Director within Crédit Agricole CIB's Sovereign, Supranational and Agency (SSA) debt capital markets team, which he joined in London in 2014. He is responsible for the public sector bond issuers in Germany, Switzerland, the Nordic region, as well as the European Commission (NextGenerationEU). Prior to joining Crédit Agricole in 2014, Lawrence held several front office positions within investment banks in Paris, Frankfurt and London. These included positions in public sector debt capital markets as well as Cross-Asset Solutions Sales and Export Finance negotiations. Production Paola Subacchi Coordination Nathalie Corvée Musique Nils Bertinelli Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Sep 21

Debt in a higher-rate world

In this episode, Paola sits down with Sonja Gibbs to unpack the shifting global debt landscape – tariffs, supply-chain strain and higher interest rates driving up government and corporate borrowing. They discuss what it means for debt sustainability and bond markets, and how emerging economies can use stronger investor relations, transparency and domestic capital markets to attract long-term finance. Hosts & Guests: Paola Subacchi is Professor and Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, and Professor of Political Economy of Europe at the University of Bologna. She is also a partnerat Essential Economics, a London-based consultancy that advises governments, international organisations, and private companies. From 2019 to 2024 she was at Queen Mary University of London, where she helped establish the Queen Mary Global Policy Institute. Previously, she directed the International Economics Research Department at Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) in London. Sonja Gibbs is Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance and Global Policy Initiatives at the Institute of International Finance (IIF). She oversees the quarterly IIF GlobalDebt Monitor, which tracks debt-related vulnerabilities across mature and emerging economies, as well as the weekly IIF Insight on global financial markets. Her policy work includes engagement with the G20, the multilaterals and global regulators and standard setters. Sonja has spent over 20 years in banking and financial markets, most recently as Chief Equity Strategist at Nomura International in London, with earlier roles as a US economist and bank credit analyst in New York and Los Angeles. Production Paola Subacchi Coordination Nathalie Corvée Musique Nils Bertinelli Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
10/05/2023

Travailler dans les musées

L'objet de recherche de la sociologue Léonie Hénaut porte sur les musées avec une entrée par le travail. Elle découvre non pas un métier mais des organisations de travail autour des restaurateurs et restauratrices qui travaillent en coulisse et à leurs formations. Ses travaux l'amènent aux Etats-Unis où elle compare cette fonction à celle des curators et à d'autres professionnels de musées. A l'aide d'une ethnographie des ateliers du musée du Louvre, Léonie Hénaut dévoile la base de données originale qu'elle a créée : les « fiches de santé » des tableaux de ce musée. Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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