Views are polarised about size of the losses Venezuelan bondholders might face in an eventual debt restructuring, with some suggesting only modest debt relief is needed and others suggesting a large write-down is inevitable. Historically, we find that the public debt ratio has been a pretty reliable indicator and, on this basis, Venezuela’s debt write-down could be as large as 60-80%.
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