Restructuring can’t transform Greece’s debt outlook

Expectations that Greece’s fiscal problems can be addressed by a “restructuring” of its debts overlook the fact that most of the viable adjustments have already been made. Only a substantial write-down will materially alter Greece’s debt trajectory – an option that the Troika will very strongly resist.

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