The UNCTAD principles give provisions for lenders as well as borrowers, including prescriptions for sovereign lenders to make informed decisions and make responsible credit decisions, and additionally for sovereign borrowers to enhance transparency and provide adequate management and monitoring in debt negotiations.
The UNCTAD principles give provisions for lenders as well as borrowers, including calling on lenders to not loan money in violation of UN sanctions and to ensure that countries receiving loans can afford to pay back the lender. The document calls on sovereign borrowers to enhance transparency and provide adequate management and monitoring in debt negotiations.