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Dear Friends:    Following is a link to a discussion hosted by Susan Segal, President of the Council of the Americas, with Arminio Fraga and myself about the impact of Covid-19 on the economy of countries in Latin America.        I would appreciate...

The Center for Financial Stability ("CFS"), today, announced the appointment of William R. Rhodes as the first Chairman of the Organization's distinguished Advisory Board....

Dear Friends,  Following is a link to a recent Bloomberg Radio interview I did on the economic status of Latin America as affected by the Covid epidemic and the serious economic problems Latin America is facing.  I also talk about the role of China and its lending in...

Dear Friends: Following is a link to an interview I did yesterday on Bloomberg Radio on the upcoming debt crisis in the emerging markets, provoked by the worldwide Covid19 pandemic that we are going through.  In my view this will be the worst debt crisis the...

Dear Friends: Please find attached a recent op-ed on Reuters which covers my concern on the effect of an emerging market debt crisis on the ability of the world economy to recover from the present Covid-19 pandemic. I would appreciate any comments that you might have....

Dear Friends: I thought you would be interested in seeing the attached article in today’s Financial Times Big Read section, where I was quoted. The article concerns the economic fallout from the coronavirus on the risk of sovereign defaults in the emerging markets....

I thought you would be interested in some comments I made to Bloomberg about the upcoming emerging market debt crisis. Regards, Bill https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-29/plan-to-save-emerging-market-debt-pits-wall-street-vs-washington

"Banker to the World" Bill Rhodes, President and CEO of William Rhodes Global Advisors, on the global economy and the crisis in Venezuela. Hosted by Lisa Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney. Running time 12:01...

I hope all is well with you and your family.  I believe this is a timely article given the health and economic situation presented by COVID-19. I would appreciate any comments you might have on the op-ed....

I predicted over a year ago in several publications including EuroMoney that we would have a world wide recession in 2020 and several times on BLOOMBERG TV and Radio!! The consultant and epidemiologist Cristina Valencia who works with me on Venezuelan Refugee problems...