Department of Economics

Debt relief for a green and inclusive recovery

Project Information

Co-chairs

  • Shamshad Akhtar (Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited)
  • María Fernanda Espinosa (GWL Voices)
  • Jörg Haas (Heinrich Böll Foundation)
  • Bogolo Kenewendo
  • Ulrich Volz (SOAS, University of London)

Project Coordination and Communication

  • Sarah Ribbert (Heinrich Böll Foundation)

Funder

  • Open Society Foundations

Duration

  • 2020–2025

Overview

The Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS, University of London, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, and the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung founded the Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery (DRGR) project in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS, University of London remain active contributors.

The DRGR project works with policy makers, thought leaders and civil society from around the world to develop systemic approaches to both resolve the debt crisis and advance a just transition to sustainable, low-carbon economy.

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