Subnational Finance Thematic Working Group Meeting – June 2026

LPSA’s Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance aims to bring together government officials, policy practitioners, scholars, civil society organizations, and citizens who share an interest and expertise on fiscal decentralization, multilevel government finance, intergovernmental fiscal relations, and subnational financial management.

The next meeting organized by the Subnational Finance Thematic Working Group is scheduled to take place on  3 June, 2026 (09:00 AM NYC, 2:00 PM UK, 3:00 PM CEST). Registration for this meeting is required.

Register Here! 

—–

Topic: Sustainable urban infrastructure financing: Lessons from Latin America

Agenda:

1. Welcome & Introduction – Dr. Gundula Löffler | Research Fellow, ODI Global & Co-Chair LPSA Thematic Working Group on Subnational Finance
2. Trends and patterns in urban infrastructure financing – Sohaib Athar| Senior Urban Development Specialist, the World Bank
3. Subnational debt financing in Mexico – Prof. Heidi Smith | Professor Economics Department, Universidad Iberoamericana
4. FINDETER’s experience with municipal lending in Colombia – Mónica Vergara Mercado | Director for Sustainability, FINDETER
5. Q&A – Dr. Gundula Löffler
6. Closing Remarks – Dr. Gundula Löffler