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November 14, 2011

Europe and Eurasia
It’s Time to Euthanize Sovereign CDSs

Imagine life insurance contracts that wouldn’t pay off if officials declared heart attacks to be “voluntary.” Welcome to the world of sovereign credit default swaps, or CDSs.  When the Greek debt d…

It’s Time to Euthanize Sovereign CDSs
Blog Post by Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies Geo-Graphics

April 24, 2018

International Economic Policy
Asia's Central Banks and Sovereign Funds Are Back

East Asia (China, Japan, and the NIEs) ran a $600 billion current account surplus in 2017. "Official" (central bank and sovereign fund) outflows accounted for about half of that. Asia's foreign excha…

Asia's Central Banks and Sovereign Funds Are Back
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money

November 13, 2024

United States
Juxtaposing Realities in New England: RealEcon Visits Massachusetts and New Hampshire

New England tells the story of two different economic realities: one of prosperous, highly educated, international elites; the other of middle-class families struggling to cope with the cost of livin…

View of rowing team on Charles river, practicing.
Article by Allison J. Smith and Matthew P. Goodman RealEcon

September 6, 2022

United States
Three Questions About Student Debt Forgiveness

What is the rationale behind President Biden's recent student debt relief announcement, who benefits and pays for it, and finally, what might be some unintended consequences from it?

Pres. Biden speaks on student debt relief
Blog Post by Roger W. Ferguson Jr. Renewing America

September 27, 2024

Europe
Navigating Europe’s Challenges: A Conversation With Josep Borrell

Josep Borrell shares his insights on the challenges facing the European Union, its role in supporting Ukraine against Russia, and transatlantic relations with the United States. For those attendin…

Play EU foreign policy chief Josep Borell speaks after the European Union foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
Virtual Event by Josep Borrell Fontelles and Michael Froman

May 13, 2020

Does U.S. Debt Matter?

Please join our speakers for a discussion on the U.S. national debt and potential for an impending debt crisis, particularly given recent multi-trillion dollar COVID-19 stimulus packages, as well as …

Play Debt
Virtual Event by Jason Furman, Michael Leachman, Maya C. MacGuineas, and Bianna Golodryga

March 25, 2021

Kenya
Belt and Road in Kenya: COVID-19 Sparks a Reckoning with Debt and Dissatisfaction

The economic impact of COVID-19 has exposed the underlying fragility of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Kenya, already the subject of scrutiny over corruption, pollution, and debt concerns. BRI fueled an ambitious infrastructure push in Kenya.

A train, built as part of Chinese investment in Kenya through the Belt and Road Initiative, arrives at the Mombasa Terminus in Mombasa, Kenya.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Africa in Transition Africa in Transition