Monday, May 30, 2011

ECB Executive Lorenzo Bini Smaghi

There's a terrific interview that came out this weekend in the FT. They talk with ECB board member Lorenzo B. Smaghi about the mess that Greece is currently in:

FT Why would it not be possible to organize a so-called “orderly” debt restructuring?

LBS It is a fairy tale because it tries to apply the Latin American experience of the 1980s to the current Greek situation, which is totally different, in many respects.

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He goes on to mention five real, compelling economic models that are well worth understanding.

Enjoy