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Researcher, Consultant & Commentator

International Financial Architecture Reform for Debt Sustainability and Development.

Technical know-how and strategic advisory
from a Global South perspective.

I specialize in conducting rigorous analysis and strategic advice for organizations committed to shaping an efficient and fair International Financial Architecture. My work aims at creating enabling conditions for developing countries’ to transform, grow and develop.

Inefficiencies &
Development costs

Provide evidence and innovative arguments showcasing the inefficiencies and development costs of the current IFA for the Global South.

Reform Opportunities & Impacts

Identify realistic reform-opportunities for the IFA with catalytic effects and large impact, as well as strategic opportunities for developing countries green transformation and growth agenda.

Research & Showcase the rules of the game

Conduct primary research and technical analysis on who gets what, and how in the current IFA, and identification of where the political-economic pressure-points lie to propel change.

Support for Governments & Organizations

Deliver bilateral capacity building for governments in the Global South, as well as for organisations active in multilateral circles and/or wishing to work directly with countries.

Services

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Research

Impactful analysis that helps you understand and question the status quo. I conduct rigorous research and technical investigations that provide a differentiated analysis of current trends, evaluate existing governance arrangements and policies, and examine policy options for advanced and developing economies to adopt.

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Strategic Advisory & Consultancy

I advise multilateral organizations, governments, development agencies, foundations and non-governmental organizations in how their quest to reform the IFA can be the most impactful.

I also advise emerging markets and developing economies on how they can best navigate a playing field that is tilted against them.

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Commentary & Public Speaking

I unpack and explain how the current IFA works, and how it enables, conditions and inhibits emerging markets and developing economies in their development. Experienced at academic and policy-conferences, I participate in roundtable discussions and workshops, give keynotes, speak to international media outlets, and provide off the record interviews for journalists.

About

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Anahí Wiedenbrüg, is a researcher at the Latin American University of Social Sciences in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She holds a post-doc from the University of Oxford and a PhD from the London School of Economics. An expert on the International Financial Architecture, Anahí’s work draws out the implications the design of the International Financial Architecture has for developing countries’ opportunities to transform, grow and develop.

As a former senior advisor to the Minister of Economy in Argentina (2019 - 2022), she represented Argentina at the G20, advocating for reforms in International Debt Architecture, global financial safety nets and development financing. Anahí also
played a key role in restructuring the country's 2020 private debt and refinancing the 2018 Stand-By Arrangement with the IMF. Prior to that Anahí was a Leverhulme Fellow at the University of Oxford and served as an advisor to the European Commission and the European External Action Service.

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Areas of Expertise

Over 12 years of extensive experience in advising organizations and governments from a Global South perspective.

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Debt Management &
Debt Sustainability

Sovereign debt can be an important policy leaver for development, but too much of the wrong sort of debt, can undermine it. Sound debt management aimed at preserving debt sustainability is crucial to put debt to the service of development.

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International Financial
Architecture Reform

Depending on its design, the IFA can enable or inhibit development in the Global South. Making the governance arrangements that safeguard the stability and function of the global monetary and financial systems fit for purpose is thus crucial for anyone vested in creating opportunities for all.

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Development &
Sustainable Finance

Large-up front investments that allow countries to implement a well-designed climate action to boost economic growth, without undermining debt sustainability, are needed. The role of Multilateral and Regional Development Banks here is key and needs to be enhanced.

Anahí is a brilliant professional and a great colleague. Her deep, analytical thinking and methodological rigor have vastly enriched our work and our thinking about the IFA and the power dynamics that shape it. As a true team player, she always puts her tireless work ethic and discipline to the service of the team and elevates its performance. True progress is born from vision and genuine dedication, and Anahí has both.

Martín Guzmán - Former Minister of Economy of Argentina

Anahí has displayed excellent analytical skills and a profound knowledge of debt-related issues in her consultancy work for GIZ and the Federal German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Based on her deep and broad technical knowledge, she developed highly useful recommendations for our technical assistance work on strengthening debt management in partner countries.

Günther Taube - Programme Manager of GIZ

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