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In antiquity, the conflicts between creditors and debtors often turned violent, as the alternative to debt relief was slavery.
Germany thus failed to have a system adopted that would have provided it with some relief.
Instead, a quickly convened summit has now agreed on a limited quota system that will cover barely 120,000 people, aimed at providing relief to Hungary, Italy, and Greece; it will bring a further 31,000 refugees to Germany.
Talk of eradication means permanent relief from a disease, and thus permission to let down our guard against it.
That means making the economy’s debt stocks and fiscal flows consistent, with the right combination of tough but feasible fiscal targets and debt relief.
Moreover, thanks to the interim agreement reached almost a year ago, some limitations on Iran’s nuclear program remain in place (with Iran securing some sanctions relief in return).
At a protest in Madhya Pradesh this summer, police opened fire on farmers demanding debt relief and better crop prices, killing five.
In each case, it is expected that a well-financed relief effort will descend from a wealthier region.
After the relief effort, this complex human balance was replaced by a cash economy, and the power brokers became those who could dole out the rare, precious petrol.
An entire culture was effectively destroyed by efficient relief.
At the same time, relief efforts should be managed by a local science center that is known and trusted by those in danger.
The implications of this approach extend far beyond disaster relief.
For the majority of Americans who did not vote for Trump, it probably inspires a combination of relief and satisfaction.
We noticed the long-running horror story again when the Israeli Defense Forces attacked a Turkish flotilla, carrying relief supplies, in May, with nine civilian fatalities.
The new government will be far more stable than many of its predecessors, so the election results have elicited profound relief.
Yet when it came to US action, the most that the US could offer financially was slight debt relief for Egypt ($1 billion), scant loan guarantees ($1 billion), and some insurance coverage for private investments.
What Americans need are political leaders with the courage to pursue a balanced approach to free trade, championing its long-term benefits, while delivering short-term relief to those at risk of displacement.
In Uruguay, what the authorities presented as a voluntary transaction produced no nominal haircuts and only minor debt relief; in Argentina, a four-year debt moratorium was essential to achieving nominal haircuts above 50%.
Can Greece, with the EFSF’s help, obtain debt relief while avoiding default?
Small purchases at current panic prices, vulture-fund style, are always possible, but they do not promise substantial debt relief.
Though it is stunning to see these two worlds in such stark and detailed relief, their existence is not news: development specialists and human rights groups have been calling attention to these inequities for years.
The rapid growth in China’s high-tech industries was thrown into sharp relief earlier this month at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Chinese firms accounted for 40% of all exhibitors – a figure that would have been unthinkable just five years ago.
And, amid fears of sovereign default, this approach would be a welcome relief for creditors.
Spending on humanitarian relief has tripled in the last decade; but the costs of meeting the vital needs of refugees and other victims of conflict have risen faster.
Ideologically, China can breathe a sigh of relief.
Third, it can complete the process of debt relief for countries that have not received it, and help protect poor countries from predatory commercial creditors.
Debt relief is at the heart of the support we need.
We have met all of the conditions asked by the international community to start the debt relief process, but creditor countries have not yet agreed on the financing.
We hope that the G8 can help finalize these arrangements, and can help us ensure that the costs of debt relief are shared among all creditors, including those from the private sector.
China’s lack of automatic stabilizers places the tension between reform objectives and growth imperatives in sharp relief.
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