Sovereign Debt Management and Restructuring in SADC : Setting the Scene and Asking the Right Questions

This chapter is the introductory chapter to a book, COVID-19 and Sovereign Debt: The Case of SADC (Daniel D. Bradlow and Magalie L. Masamba, eds, Pretoria University Law Press, 2022), It places the issue of sovereign debt management and restructuring in the SADC region in context and introduces the broad themes of the essays in this book. It begins by briefly providing some historical background to the current debt situation in the SADC region. Thereafter, it describes the current debt situation in the region. The third part raises some questions that the book is seeking to address. Finally, it will provide a brief overview of the chapters in the book