Das Urteil ist vernichtend, das der renommierte Ökonom und langjährige Chefvolkswirt der UN-Organisation für Handel und Entwicklung (UNCTAD) Heiner Flassbeck (zuletzt ID-G 27/14) und sein Kollege und Syriza-Abgeordneter C. Lapavitsas über die Lage der europäischen Wirtschafts- und...

"On the 25th January 2015, the Greek people voted in an election of historic importance--not just for Greece but potentially all of Europe. The radical party Syriza was elected and austerity and the neoliberal agenda challenged. Suddenly it seems as if there is an alternative. But what? The...

Changing a country's currency involves a redenomination risk arising due to assets and liabilities that are impossible to redenominate because of contracts governed by foreign law. Depreciation or appreciation of the new currency could, therefore, result in losses or gains, thus creating a risk...