Research & Insights


Back Clear all Clear

In this policy brief, Lazard's Sovereign Advisory team reflects on the last five years, explains what they have learnt and offers some thoughts about what lies ahead.


June 12, 2025

The Preferred Creditor Status glut – The search for loss absorption in Africa

Lazard's Policy Paper analyses the delicate trade-off between the need to provide debt relief to over-indebted countries and the need to protect as much as possible international public lenders with government shareholders and a policy mandate.

March 06, 2024

Climate And Sovereign Debt Vulnerabilities: Some Practical Solutions

High public debt levels generally make climate adaptation and mitigation financing via debt unadvisable.