How Sovereign Debt Really Works: Ask Me Anything live on Reddit

On September 10, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is hosting a live, 3-hour Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit. For 3 hours, our Sovereign Debt experts will meet every technical or simply curious question with straight, jargon-free, evidence-backed answers—and will reply and sign off in their own voice.

Who You’ll Hear From

Anahí Wiedenbrüg – Senior policy advisor at IISD and political economist (PhD from London School of Economics and Political Science, post-doc at Oxford). I’ve spent over a decade on financial architecture reform and sat in the room representing Argentina at the G20 and contributing to its 2020 debt restructuring with private creditors.

Fernando Morra – Senior policy advisor at IISD and macroeconomics professor. I previously served as vice-minister of economy for Argentina and undersecretary of macroeconomic programming, where I oversaw technical negotiations with the International Monetary Fund during the 2022 Extended Fund Facility program.

Yanne Horas – Associate at IISD and lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. I have worked as a parliamentary advisor and researcher across Africa, Europe, and Latin America on legislative fiscal policy, capital flows, and financial market transparency.

What to Expect 

No talking points, no PR speak—just direct, jargon-free, evidence- and experience-backed answers to your questions. Whether you are curious about basic concepts like "good vs. bad debt" or want to dive into more complex topics like credit rating downgrades and structural debt traps, nothing is too simple or too technical.