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Tag Archives: IMF
Apr 12 2017
Could Grexit follow Brexit?
Comments Off on Could Grexit follow Brexit?By Panos Chatzinikolaou In the summer of 2015, the EU saw one of the most turbulent times in its 60-year history. The election of the radical-left party SYRIZA, and its leader Alexis Tsipras, put Greece on a collision course with its … Continue reading
Mar 4 2016
Argentina debt restructuring deal – 15 years too late!
6 CommentsBy Kanad Bagchi On 28th February 2016, Argentina finally reached a settlement with the rest of its holdout creditors lead by Elliot Management in what is being hailed as ‘historic’ signalling the return of Argentina to international bond markets. While … Continue reading
Posted by: March 4, 2016
Tagged with: Argentina, Creditors, debt crisis, Debt restructuring, debt sustainability, default, Eurozone, IMF, Sovereign Debt, sovereign debt crisis
Nov 12 2015
The Ultimate Sovereign Debt Showdown: Russia & Ukraine likely to battle it out in court!
Comments Off on The Ultimate Sovereign Debt Showdown: Russia & Ukraine likely to battle it out in court!By Kanad Bagchi Against the backdrop of acute political instability, civil war, the loss of Crimea, and a debilitating state of public finances, Ukraine remarkably secured a debt restructuring deal with its international bondholders on 27th August 2015, potentially augmenting … Continue reading
Posted by: November 12, 2015
Tagged with: court, IMF, Sovereign Debt
Jul 9 2015
The Greek Referendum: Popular Verdict or Foregone Conclusion?
3 CommentsBy Eleftherios Antonopoulos It is easy to blame the yes campaign but hard to account for its 38.69 per cent in a snap referendum framed as foregone conclusion In the early morning hours of Saturday June 27, Greek TV programmes … Continue reading
Posted by: July 9, 2015
Tagged with: Democracy, Euro crisis, Greek Referendum, Grexit, IMF, Tsipras
Jun 11 2015
Greece’s creditors are paying the price for not relaxing their conditions prior to the 2015 election
6 CommentsBy Stephanie J. Rickard With no deal reached between Greece and its creditors despite months of negotiations over the release of further financial assistance, the country opted to delay a €300 million debt repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that … Continue reading
Posted by: June 11, 2015
Tagged with: conditions, Creditors, elections, Greek elections, IMF
Jan 2 2014
The Systemic Nature of the EU Crisis: Reflections on a Deepening Issue
Comments Off on The Systemic Nature of the EU Crisis: Reflections on a Deepening IssueBy Mark Esposito The Eurozone has entered its fourth year of crisis and 2013 has been a challenging year for a large number of Member States, who have been falling into severe debt, requesting bailouts tied to crippling austerity measures. … Continue reading
Posted by: January 2, 2014
Tagged with: austerity, ECB, EU, Eurozone, IMF, systemic thinking, troika, unemployment