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This Article is From Jan 21, 2019

What the 1MDB Scandal Can Teach Us About the Nature of Debt

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At the heart of government debt is a promise to pay back creditors. But governments sometimes don't do this - either by defaulting on their bonds or restructuring their debt. How are these decisions made? And what happens to borrowings that governments say should never have been done at all? On this week's episode of the Odd Lots podcast, we speak with Mitu Gulati, professor of law at Duke University and one of the world's foremost experts on sovereign debt restructurings. We talk about the government debt connected to Malaysia's 1MDB scandal, as well as ongoing bond drama in Mozambique and Venezuela.

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Topher Forhecz at tforhecz@bloomberg.net

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