Three decades of capital-markets experience — from Paris Club negotiations and debt-equity conversions to structuring new instruments and syndicating them across global investors.
Harbass has advised governments through every stage of the sovereign-debt lifecycle — from rescheduling and reprofiling at the Paris Club, to structuring debt-conversion programs, to issuing and syndicating new instruments to international investors.
Our role is principal-grade: we sit alongside ministries of finance and central banks, framing the negotiating posture, modeling alternative outcomes, and arranging the counterparties that bring transactions to close.
Paris Club and bilateral negotiations, debt-service reprofiling, and integrated fiscal sustainability frameworks.
Design and execution of conversion programs that align creditor relief with national investment priorities.
Structuring of sovereign instruments and access to a global network of institutional and multilateral investors.
Bespoke commodity-linked and offset arrangements that unlock sovereign value where conventional financing falls short.
Issuance strategy, investor relations, and transaction documentation for new sovereign and quasi-sovereign instruments.
Engagement with the IMF, World Bank, IDB, and regional development banks to align programs with sovereign objectives.
Harbass principals have led sovereign debt-conversion programs in Peru, advised the Central Bank of Tanzania on Paris Club restructuring, and structured a wide range of bilateral and commercial-creditor negotiations for ministries across Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
Conversion of public debt into investment instruments aligned with national priorities.
Advisory to the Central Bank on bilateral and multilateral creditor negotiations.
Economist mandates with the IDB and financial-officer mandates with the World Bank.
Design of frameworks that converted creditor exposure into productive sovereign assets.