Galina Kukel, PhD (Economics), Department of International Economic Relations, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-7699-5997
e-mail: galskuk@gmail.com

Zoryna Atamanchuk, PhD (Economics), Associate Professor of the International Economic Relations Department, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6139-1653
e-mail: z.atamanchuk@donnu.edu.ua

Ulyana Bratchuk, postgraduate student, Department of International Economic Relations, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0022-1543
e-mail: u.bratchuk@donnu.edu.ua

World Experience in Regulating External Debt in Conditions of Financial and Economic Instability

Abstract. Introduction. This article is devoted to the state of public global public debt and new approaches towards its regulation in both developed and developing countries. The theoretical and methodological bases of effective external debt management are considered in the paper. Globalization of the world economy and finance has led to increasing of funds raised in the international debt market and strengthened its part in the system of world finance.

Purpose. The subject of this research is public debt in different groups of countries. Analysis of the situation with global public debt and the peculiarities of its regulation is necessary to learn positive foreign experience for its possible application. The following factors of significant increase of public debt are outlined: severe reduction of economic activity and decline in government revenue; increase of public spending, including related to anti-crisis measures; growing primary deficit, and this, the need to increase borrowings. The countries with low and middle income additionally face significant capital outflows from their financial markets, devaluation of national currencies, and difficulties with debt refinancing.

Results. The article examines the problem of the external debt’s growth of different countries, dynamics and modern structure of the global external debts and efforts made by the international institutions and national regulators in order to tighten control over operations in the international debt market. The author comes to conclusion that an aggravation of the problem of external debts globalization hampers the restoration of stability and sustainable growth of the modern world economy. The main tasks performed in the process of public debt management are determined. The means of debt management, in particular, the mechanisms for restructuring public debts, are determined. The paper reviews the organizations involved in the restructuring of public debt.

Conclusions. The obtained results can be used for further prospective studies of external debt management mechanisms taking into account world practice, as well as for the implementation of debt policy instruments in the crisis period.

Keywords: external debt; public debt management; debt policy; budgetary consolidation; conversion; restructuring.

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