A sovereign-currency state can never become insolvent in its own currency

Evidence

A state that has its own sovereign currency has a big advantage: it can never become insolvent in its own currency. Similarly, a country that manages to set up a well-managed banking and financial system can finance important projects without having to resort to external financing. — Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa’s Last Colonial Currency, 365 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

  • XREF: connects to: A sovereign currency makes a state incapable of defaulting on its own obligations; A sovereign currency makes state insolvency in that currency impossible. — Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa’s Last Colonial Currency, 365; Currency issuance is inseparable from national sovereignty (+9 more)

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