World Development Information Day

During the week of the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, the Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors of developing countries will launch the Borrowers' Platform to improve their debt management capacity. The initiative is Member State-led, with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) serving as the secretariat. With remarks by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors from eligible developing countries:H.E. Mr. Ahmed Kouchouck, Minister of Finance, Egypt H.E. Mr. Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Pakistan The Borrowers' Platform was agreed by Member States at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (July 2025) under the Sevilla Commitment. It addresses a gap in the international financial system, where developing countries remain underrepresented while creditor coordination has expanded. The Platform will: Strengthen South-South cooperation and knowledge-sharing...

Launch of the Sevilla Forum on Debt The Sevilla Forum on Debt will be launched at the sixteenth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) . It is one of the key commitments of the 4th Financing for Development Conference (FFD4) which took place in Spain in July 2025, and it represents a breakthrough in tackling the entrenched debt crisis in developing countries. Speakers: António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General Carlos Cuerpo, Minister of Economy, Trade and Business, Spain Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General, United Nations Trade and Development Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Watch the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD): Press Conference - Launch of the Sevilla Forum on Debt Press Conferences

In the Sevilla Platform for Action (SPA), coalitions of countries and stakeholders are announcing 130 high-impact initiatives to implement the Compromiso de Sevilla - the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) . A series of announcements will take place at the conference, showcasing a diverse set of voluntary initiatives - to raise resources, build developing country capacity, help address the sustainable development debt crisis, and take steps to improve the financing architecture - reflecting the ambition and global reach of the Sevilla Platform for Action. Description: 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: The 2030 Pact for Effective Development Co-operation 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Scaling Social & Sustainability-Linked Trade Finance to Mobilise Inclusive, Low-Carbon Trade 1:00-1:30pm: Joint Declaration on Partnership Opportunities between Institutional Investors and Multilateral Development Banks 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: LAC Facility for Fin...

This Sevilla Platform for Action announcement will cover two initiatives - Global Hub for Debt Swaps for Development and Debt Pause Clause Alliance. Global Hub for Debt Swaps for Development: This initiative aims to establish a Global Hub for Debt Swaps to improve the design and implementation of debt swaps, and increase potential for scale up. The Alliance aims to recognize that contractual debt pause clauses can play a key role in bolstering the financial resilience of developing countries and is endeavoring to encourage uptake by all creditors, across both official and private debt, among other actions. Speakers: Carlos Cuerpo, Minister of Economy, Trade and Business, Spain Ryan Straughn, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Barbados Baroness Chapman, Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean, UK Ilan Goldfajn, President, Inter-American Development Bank Nadia Calviño, President, European Investment Bank Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European...

In the Sevilla Platform for Action (SPA), coalitions of countries and stakeholders are announcing 130 high-impact initiatives to implement the Compromiso de Sevilla - the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) . A series of announcements will take place at the conference, showcasing a diverse set of voluntary initiatives - to raise resources, build developing country capacity, help address the sustainable development debt crisis, and take steps to improve the financing architecture - reflecting the ambition and global reach of the Sevilla Platform for Action. 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.: (1) Global Coalition to Scale up Pre-Arranged Financing: reaching a Global Target by 2035; (2) FX EDGE: Foreign Private Capital Mobilization and Currency Hedging Initiative 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: (1) Global Financing Playbook - Fostering Collaboration across Finance and Development Institutions; (2) Country-driven approaches to financing sustainable d...

In the Sevilla Platform for Action (SPA), coalitions of countries and stakeholders are announcing 130 high-impact initiatives to implement the Compromiso de Sevilla - the outcome document of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4). A series of announcements will take place at the conference, showcasing a diverse set of voluntary initiatives - to raise resources, build developing country capacity, help address the sustainable development debt crisis, and take steps to improve the financing architecture - reflecting the ambition and global reach of the Sevilla Platform for Action. 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Coalition for Tax Expenditure Reform. 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: (1) Technical Assistance Catalogue: a PDBs Hub for Technical Assistance. Program; (2) Pooled Technical Assistance Platform for Greater, Greener Impact; and (3) Integrated Approach to Capacity-Building for Financing Sustainable Development. 5:45 p.m. - 6:15 p.m: Scaling up domestic resources for ...