

DebtTalks
Sciences Po
How do countries incur in debt? And why does debt become unsustainable? How debt crises are triggered, and how a small nation managed to bring the Euro area on the edge of collapse? I am Paola Subacchi (https://www.sciencespo.fr/psia/sovereign-debt/the-team/), and this is DebtTalks, the podcast of Sciences Po Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance. With my guests I’ll be discussing the economics and politics of debt, exploring past and current episodes of debt distress, examining legal controversies, and much more. Join us for the latest insights and stay tuned on DebtTalks.
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Oct 29, 2024 • 36min
Episode 2. After default comes litigation: Argentina, 2001-2016
In 2001 Argentina defaulted on $100 billion in bonds. The subsequent debt restructuring and a decade of litigation with holdout creditors show the complex interplay between financial markets, governments, the IMF, the press, and the courts. Join Paola Subacchi and Gregory Makoff as they discuss the economic, legal, political, and institutional questions that arise when a country defaults on its debt.Guest: Gregory Makoff is a Senior Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy Schooland an expert on sovereign debt. He is the author of Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring (2024).Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Oct 15, 2024 • 37min
Episode 1. Greece on the brink, 2010-2015: the debt crisis that hindered Europe - Yannis Manuelides
Welcome to DebtTalks, the podcast of SciencesPo Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance, hosted by Paola Subacchi. Join Paola and Yannis Manuelides for the first episode of this series. In 2010 Greece’s debt was downgraded and this marked the beginning of a long debt crisis that brought Greece near collapse and undermined the financial stability of the Euro Area. Guest: Yannis Manuelides is a London-based finance lawyer and consultant. He was a partner at Allen& Overy’s London office for over 23 years where he headed the firm’s sovereign debt practice. Yannis led the legal team which acted for the Steering Committee of Private Creditors of Greece on Greece's EUR206bn debt restructuring (PSI). 🔗 Chair in Sovereign Debt and finance website LinkHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.


