Ka Lok Wong
Economist, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Ka Lok Wong (Steve) is an Economist at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa. His research focuses on sovereign debt markets, macro-financial linkages, and fiscal policy in emerging economies. He holds a PhD in International Economics from the Geneva Graduate Institute.
Recent work by Ka Lok Wong
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Africa’s domestic debt boom: New evidence from the African Debt Database
Africa’s total public debt has risen more than fourfold since the early 2000s, but just as important as the increase in debt volumes is the shift in structure. This column uses a new open-access dataset covering more than 50,000 loans and securities ...
Published 20.11.25