The Bank of Italy published the opening remarks by Deputy Director General Paolo Angelini, delivered at the 11th International Conference on “Sovereign Bond Markets”, in a speech titled “Sovereign debt markets: post-pandemic developments and challenges”. The conference, held in Venice under the theme “Sovereign Bond Markets: Sailing in Calm and Stormy Waters”, was organised by the Bank of Italy in collaboration with the Bank of Canada, Deutsche Bundesbank, the European Central Bank, Imperial College/Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis, Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, London Business School/AQR Asset Management Institute, and NYU Stern/Volatility and Risk Institute. The remarks were released in PDF and ePub formats.