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<p>Given the complex international nature of sovereign debt, we continue to believe
that internationally-agreed approaches are the most effective way to improve sovereign
debt transparency and sustainability. Sovereign governments are ultimately responsible
for their own borrowing, and the UK supports the IMF and World Bank’s efforts to improve
the capacity and capabilities of sovereign borrowers to fulfil this responsibility.
The UK also recognizes that official and private creditors have an important role
to play in securing debt transparency and sustainability. The G20 agreed Operational
Guidelines for Sustainable Financing for official creditors in 2017. The UK is now
working through the G20 to monitor an industry-led initiative by the Institute of
International Finance (IIF) to improve the transparency of lending of private creditors.</p><p>UK-based
lenders are also already subject to extensive prudential disclosure requirements under
UK law. The Capital Requirements Regulation requires firms to disclose the geographic
distribution of their credit exposures, including those to central banks and governments,
if the loans are material.</p>
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