Clauses & Controversies

Clauses and Controversies: A Podcast about International Finance, Contract Clauses and the Controversies Surrounding These Clauses

Clauses & Controversies is a education podcast hosted by Mitu Gulati & Mark Weidemaier, with 181 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Mitu Gulati & Mark Weidemaier hosts Clauses & Controversies, a education show with 181 episodes published.

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  Ep 181 - Are Sanctions on Venezuela Still Justified?

  Sep 14, 202637 min

  Are Sanctions on Venezuela Still Justified? The United States has had sanctions on Venezuela for many years now. The Executive Branch has broad authority to impose sanctions on foreign nations. Basically, there has to be a perception of some foreign threat to the security of the United States. But the main justification for sanctions now is that the Executive Branch wants to stop private creditors from getting their bite of Venezuelan oil assets in American courts. Can a threat produced by the American legal system be a foreign threat justifying sanctions? Seems a bit off, even when courts generally give broad deference to the executive branch on sanctions. Producer: Leanna Doty

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  Ep 180 - Bonds Yields and Elections (ft. Layna Mosley)

  Aug 31, 202639 min

  Bonds Yields and Elections November is not that far away and the rates of U.S. Treasuries are rising. The Treasury Secretary is trying various strategies (perhaps, with November in mind) to juice the markets and get rates down, but they are not working all that well. What’s going on? What is the relationship between elections and treasury rates? We ask one of the leading experts in the world on this topic, Layna Mosley (who has a fabulous new paper on Brazil, elections and rates). Politicians (at least some of them) better watch out — winter is coming. Producer: Leanna Doty

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  Ep 179 - Ethiopia’s Value Recovery Instruments

  Aug 3, 202636 min

  Ethiopia’s Value Recovery Instruments Value recovery instruments are a great idea in theory and a disaster in practice. The idea is to let investors share in the upside of a country’s recovery. But governments rarely want to pay and the instruments quickly migrate into the hands of investors with little stake in the recovery. Everyone involved looks to exploit loopholes. And since the instruments seemingly are drafted at the last minute, there are plenty of those. But maybe after several tries, Ethiopia has found a way to crack the code? Producer: Leanna Doty

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  Ep 178 - $240 Billion?!

  Jul 13, 202635 min

  $240 Billion?! Venezuela's debt is purportedly $240 billion, larger than previous estimates by far. What gives? Is this a way to signal to investors that they should be prepared to take larger-than-expected haircuts? Or, maybe more likely, a signal that favored creditors — insiders? oil majors? — will have their claims inflated and thus can expect outsized recoveries? We probably won't know until the IMF completes its usual rigorous assessment of the country's debt and debt sustainability. Oh, wait... Producer: Leanna Doty

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  Ep 177 - Is it Finally Time to Restructure Venezuela’s Debt?

  Jun 15, 202631 min

  Is it Finally Time to Restructure Venezuela’s Debt? Ever since Venezuela was allowed to hire advisors on its debt restructuring, rumors have been swirling about whether the restructuring might be attempted even before an IMF Debt Sustainability Analysis. Such a scenario is plausible, given the current context. But is it good for the Venezuelan people? Hell no. This is potentially going to be the most complicated debt restructuring in history. And it is going to be done without the involvement of the only competent institution (despite our frequent criticisms of it) in this space? In prior eras, we’d count on the US Treasury Department to insist on IMF oversight and active involvement. But can we count on that today? Producer: Leanna Doty

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