Carlos Braga presents WB 'Odious Debt' research at the Bundestag's Development Committee AWZ

Berlin, Germany - In cooperation with the Bank's Berlin office and the German ED office, the Bundestag (Parliamentary) Development Committee held a briefing on the assessment and reduction of illegitimate debts in the context of development cooperation.

The following experts delivered statements:

• World Bank - Carlos Braga, Director PRMED;
• Civil Society - Jürgen Kaiser, Erlassjahr (NGO);
• Legal expert - Prof. Dr. Christoph G. Paulus, LL.M., Humboldt University Berlin;
• Economist - Prof. Dr. Eva Terberger, Univesity of Heidelberg;
• Government Representative - Henrik Harboe, Deputy Director General and the Head of the Multilateral Bank and Finance Section in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs