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Advanced Analysis of Sovereign Debt Sustainability

A rigorous framework for assessing whether a sovereign's debt load is sustainable, built for macro-focused investors, fund managers, and senior finance professionals who need to move past headline debt-to-GDP numbers. Covers the debt dynamics equation, the IMF-World Bank Debt Sustainability Framework, market-based risk signals like bond spreads and CDS, and the mechanics of default and restructuring. Anchored throughout in India's own fiscal position (FRBM, Finance Commission, G-Sec yields, RBI) alongside real emerging-market case studies including Sri Lanka, Zambia, and Ghana.

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4

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~2.2 hrs

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Macro & Markets

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Curriculum Breakdown

Chapter 1: The Mechanics of Sovereign Debt Sustainability

3 Lessons

The Debt Dynamics Equation: How r, g, and the Primary Balance Decide a Country's Fate10 min read

The IMF-World Bank Debt Sustainability Framework and Its Blind Spots11 min read

Fiscal Reaction Functions: Do Governments Actually Correct Course?10 min read

Chapter 2: Reading Sovereign Risk Through Market Signals

3 Lessons

Sovereign Bond Yields and Spreads: What the Market Is Pricing In10 min read

Sovereign CDS Spreads and Market-Implied Default Probability11 min read

Credit Rating Agencies: Methodology, Rating Actions, and Their Limits10 min read

Chapter 3: India's Sovereign Debt Sustainability, Examined

3 Lessons

India's Debt-to-GDP Picture: Centre, States, and Off-Balance-Sheet Liabilities11 min read

The FRBM Act, the Finance Commission, and India's Fiscal Rulebook10 min read

Stress-Testing India: Is the Debt Path Actually Sustainable?12 min read

Chapter 4: When Sustainability Fails: Default, Restructuring, and Contagion

3 Lessons

Anatomy of a Sovereign Default: Sri Lanka 2022 and Zambia 202012 min read

How Sovereign Debt Restructuring Actually Works: Haircuts, Reprofiling, and the G20 Common Framework12 min read

Contagion and Positioning: How Sovereign Stress Spreads Across Emerging Markets11 min read