Izia Jennekens

Izia Jennekens is a Lecturer in Private Law at Maastricht University's Faculty of Law and a Ph.D. candidate researching sovereign fixed income law. She concurrently serves as Senior Economist at the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. Her expertise bridges legal frameworks with macroeconomic policy, focusing on sovereign debt restructuring, export finance regulations, and public investment strategies.

Education: Jennekens holds degrees in Law, Economics, Neuroscience, and Sociology of Science from Maastricht University. Her academic journey includes prior roles at the Dutch Treasury, where she negotiated international standards for public export finance at EU, OECD, and bilateral levels.

Research Interests: Her work emphasizes international trade law, sovereign wealth fund governance, and post-pandemic regulatory frameworks. She frequently presents at global forums on topics like WTO export credit rules and sovereign debt sustainability. Recent publications analyze modernizing export credit regulations, debt restructuring post-COVID, and ESG considerations in investment portfolios.

Publications: Her six most recent works (2021–2024) span legal journals and policy advisories addressing WTO compliance, sovereign debt risks, and pandemic-era trade finance challenges. Key themes include reconciling EU state aid rules with export subsidies and rethinking global financial architecture post-pandemic.

Advising & Grants: Supervises master's theses on fixed income strategies, banking law, and monetary policy. Engages in policy advisory roles for Dutch governmental bodies, focusing on macroeconomic stability and public investment strategies.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Maastricht University's law and economics research groups, and advises the Dutch government’s Binnenlandse Zaken department on macroeconomic policy.