Tomorrow's Debt Crisis, Today

In this episode, TwentyTwenty discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic might potentially play the match to a global sovereign debt tinderbox, particularly throughout emerging market economies, with Argentina explored as a case study. 

This week's interviewees: 

Lee Buchheit: the world's premier veteran of sovereign debt restructuring, having represented nearly 25 bankrupt countries in negotiations, including Greece's 2012 restructuring, the largest such debt workaround in history. 

Dr. Miguel Kiguel: former Undersecretary of Finance and Chief Advisor to the Argentine Economy Minister, Deputy General Manager for Economics and Finance at the Central Bank of Argentina, and current Director at EconViews.

This episode was presented and edited by Elizabeth Dykstra-McCarthy with lead researchers for this episode, Max Klaver, Jonathan Regnier and Bryan Campbell Romero. The Executive Producer is Elizabeth Dykstra and Associate Producers, Jonathan Regnier Max Klaver, with Rachel Carp as Assistant Editor. 

Opening music: Tango de Manzana by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4460-tango-de-manzana

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/