The Rasheed Griffith Show
The most confounding feature of the Caribbean is its rapid decay into stagnation. Rasheed Griffith interviews industry experts and researchers to figure out how we got here and how to reverse the trend in favor of accelerating progress in the Caribbean.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 55
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
35. Caribbean Debt Restructuring and Climate Finance - Thomas Laryea
On this episode of the show, Rasheed is joined by international lawyer Thomas Laryea, who specializes in the mediation process for sovereign debt restructuring. As a senior lawyer with …
34. Tea Time Discourse: The Rise of Chairman Mottley - Shem Best
Navigate the Barbadian political landscape with Rasheed Griffith and CPSI Podcast Producer Shem Best. In this episode, we discuss the evolution and decline of governance on the island, …
33. The Caribbean's Technical Debt - Niel Harper
Where does Caribbean tech infrastructure stand today? Join Cybersecurity expert Neil Harper as we investigate the slowdown in innovation and standards adoption that could further erode …
32. America's Tech Advantage and the Dangers of Regulatory Overstep - Shane Glynn
What lessons can we learn from the current tech regulation climate in the United States? CPSI Director Shane Glynn joins us for a great discussion on efforts to reign in the juggernauts…
How to Dollarize Argentina, Exactly - Nicolás Cachanosky
In this fascinating episode, we dive into a more nuanced discussion for implementing dollarization in Argentina. Nicolás Cachanosky joins our Executive Director, Rasheed Griffith, for a…
The Golden Passport - Kristin Surak
Citizenship by Investment or CBI programs tend to get a bad rap due to the misconceptions surrounding how they work and how they came to be. Dr Kristin Surak shares some valuable insigh…
Stabilizing The Future — John Cochrane
Should Canada dollarize? Should sovereign debt be modeled as risk-free? Why is monetarism unfit for modern financial markets? John Cochrane, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institute and bl…
Madrid: the Capital of Capitalism — Diego Sánchez de la Cruz
If you were asked to rank cities based on their level of libertarian policy implementation, it is very unlikely that at the top of the list, you would intuitively put Madrid. Of course,…
The Inside Story of Dollarization in El Salvador — Manuel Hinds
Former Minister of Finance Manuel Hinds joins us for an eye-opening account of how El Salvador dollarized. We get down to the nitty-gritty of monetary policy and prudent governance in w…
Guyana, Oil and the Resource Curse - Collin Constantine
Talent will make or break a band, a company, and even a country. We're joined by Dr Collin Constantine to explore the requirements for successful growth, primarily in the context of Guy…
The Northern Silence — Andrew Mellor
This episode takes us deeper into the idea of art as part of the welfare state. Music journalist and critic, Andrew Mellor is our guide to the historical nuances that fuel the Nordic's …
The Dilemma of Reform in Argentina — Bruno Binetti
A return to Argentina.
On this episode of the Rasheed Griffith Show, we focus again on the beleaguered South American economy and discuss Javier Milei's meteoric rise to claim victory i…
Better Money in Latin America — Lawrence White
From gold to Bitcoin. In this episode, we are joined by Professor Lawrence White to explore a comparative history of money, starting with the era of the gold standard. We trace the orig…
How Iceland Changed The World — Egill Bjarnason
"1 in 10 Icelanders write books." This curiously repeated statistic, (accuracy notwithstanding) stems from Iceland's proud literary heritage. The North Atlantic island nation is renowne…
Analysing the Guyana-Venezuela Border Crisis — Ivelaw Griffith
Why is Venezuela on the verbal offensive and threatening to carve off more than two-thirds of Guyana's land area? The answer is wrapped in a tale almost 200 years in the making. Dr. Ive…
Growth and Talent in East Africa — Daniel Yu
Picture this: a tropical island, white sand beaches, bustling outdoor markets, and a burgeoning tech hub. It's not the Bahamas or Barbados. Instead, this episode takes us 11,000 kilomet…
Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning — Nigel Biggar
The British Empire was more than just colonialism and slavery. Framing it as such does a deep disservice to history, impedes progress in the present, and is an attempt to rewrite histor…
The Techniques of Market Access — Federico Sequeda
What does it actually mean to "restructure" debt? Federico Sequeda, a portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley, discusses the intricacies of default with our CEO Rasheed Griffith. No two re…
Dollarization: A Solution For Argentina with Emilio Ocampo
Argentina is gearing up to make one of the most pivotal decisions in its economic recovery: dollarization. The country heads to the polls this weekend, and a win for presidential hopefu…