A government minister came under sustained reputational attack from opposing political figures at a critical point in a national reform programme, threatening to derail the reforms before they could take hold.

A finance ministry needed to rebuild investor confidence after a sovereign default, at an important moment in country’s development.

A country preparing to issue international bonds needed investors to see its reform progress, not just its risk history.

A government entering difficult debt restructuring talks needed to strengthen its position, both with creditors and with the wider network of political and institutional relationships that would shape the outcome.