At the "meeting", #RiadPonzi exhibited a lack of financial proficiency.
He said "We issued CDs at 6%, they are now at 20%, so we have profits."
Imagine a CEO saying: we issued bonds/stocks, their value collapsed, we make yuuge profits if we bought them back 50% lower!
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The reason the bonds are lower is because their cost of funds are higher. So, no, the overall gains are economically 0.
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If they don’t have to issue new debt or equity, it’s a profitable transaction; I sell a promise to pay $100 for $97. 1 year later market incorrectly values the promise at $50. I buy it back. I’ve made $47. I wouldn’t make this a country’s economic plan, but it is profitable.
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