Talks@Bruegel: Risks for public debt with Vitor Gaspar
How is public debt shaping the future of global fiscal policy?
Speakers
Vitor Gaspar
Director of Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Bruegel Director
Agenda
Check-in & lunch
12:00-12:30Agenda
Discussion
12:30-13:15- Chair: Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Bruegel Director
- Vitor Gaspar, Director of Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund
Agenda
Q&A
13:15-13:30For this edition of Talks@Bruegel, we were delighted to welcome Vitor Gaspar, Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, who discussed key insights from the Fall 2024 Fiscal Monitor, assessing the current state of public debt, its long-term implications, and the risks shaping fiscal policy worldwide.
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