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The Bretton Woods Committee's Multilateral Roundtable is a group of private sector organizations which closely follow the work of the multilateral economic institutions — the World Bank, IMF, WTO and the regional development banks. The founding principle of the Roundtable is the recognition that the private and public sector must work more closely together in an era in which the predominate source of flows to developing countries is from the private sector.
The Multilateral Roundtable provides the member organizations a forum in which to explore policies and issues at the multilateral institutions that relate to private sector development, commercial opportunities, global financial stability and social responsibility.
Objectives
The Multilateral Roundtable seeks to:
- Increase the capacity of the multilateral institutions to promote open markets and international commerce;
- Increase the capacity of the member companies to promote multilateral efforts and public-private partnership and alliances;
- Deepen the dialogue between the business sector and the multilateral institutions and explore ways to deepen a mutually beneficial relationship.
Program
The Multilateral Roundtable arranges:
- Informal meetings with and briefings by Bretton Woods institution and U.S. government officials to help inform group members.
- Creates subgroups on specific issues to pursue policies benefiting both the member organizations and the Bretton Woods institutions.
Membership
Membership in the Multilateral Roundtable is opened to private sector organizations interested in increasing opportunities in developing markets and which support the mandate of these institutions to promote development and enhance social welfare. Companies are typically represented by both senior Washington representatives and headquarters executives with international commercial responsibility.
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