S5.21 “He got his start wiping windows.” Matthew Roazen pt 2
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Initially focused on the former Eastern Bloc the EBRD expanded to support development in more than 30 countries from Central Europe to Central Asia. Despite its public sector shareholders, it invests in private enterprises, together with commercial partners.
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The Paris Club
Club de Paris is a group of major creditor countries aiming to provide a sustainable way to tackle debt problems in debtor countries. Its creation dates back to 1956, when Argentina agreed to hold an informal meeting with its public creditors.
The Paris Club treats public claims (that is to say, those due by governments of debtor countries and by the private sector), guaranteed by the public sector to Paris Club members.
Paris club has reached 478 agreements with 102 debtor countries to date for approximately USD 600 bn rescheduled.
When the Soviet Union Paid Pepsi in Warships
Before the events discussed by Matthew, Pepsi already was doing a lot of meddling in the Soviet Union.
The Americans
An American spy drama television series that aired for 6 seasons, 2013-2018. Soviet agents pose as a married couple living in a suburb of Washington, D.C., with American-born children. Begins after the inauguration of Reagan in 1981 and concludes in December 1987.
Putin's People by Catherine Belton
How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West.
“Probably one of the best and cleanest reads. I know a number of the people that she interviewed, and I know that they know what they're talking about.” -- Matthew Roazen