Workshop: A064 Cancelling Ukraine's debt?

War means destruction and economic mayhem. The question of cancelling Ukraine's debt has to be raised.

Ukraine has crippling external debt, mostly to private creditors. When, how and why was it contracted? What is the role of the IMF? How much is owed to Russia? What part of this external debt is illegal?
As a consequence of Putin's ruthless invasion of the country public attention has obviously been focused on the terrible damages of war. Yet there are other long-lasting sources of suffering for the population that result from economic and political mechanisms and must be understood and countered by informed citizens. The workshop will include a video contribution of Ukrainian economist Yuliya Yurchenko, speaking from Kyiv. We propose an exploration of the debt system and its ramifications in Zelensky's resisting/sacrificed country and will invite participants to contribute with factual information.

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Day: 2022-08-18
Start time: 10:00
Duration: 01:45
Room: S304 Organization:
Track: Capitalism, health and social crisis
Language: en

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