Debtwire's Laura Gardner speaks to Yvette Babb, emerging market debt portfolio manager at William Blair, about the risks facing sovereigns with upcoming debt maturities in a challenging funding environment.

Yvette discusses the recent bright spots coming out of Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Tunisia, and explains why there is growing optimism that a systemic debt crisis can be avoided. She also delves into some of the options available to countries beyond Eurobond markets, including loans, multilateral guarantees, and debt-for-nature swaps.

Yvette Babb is a hard and local currency portfolio manager on William Blair’s emerging markets debt team. She is also a member of the ESG leadership team for William Blair Investment Management.

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