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  Bretton Woods Committee Newsletter - Summer 2009

This issue features a speech by WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy, on the new triangle of global governance that has emerged out of the current global financial crisis. Also included is a summary of the Bretton Woods Committee's August 2009 meeting on the World Bank Group's Climate Investment Funds and other event updates.

Bretton Woods Committee Newsletter - Spring 2009

This issue features an article by Colin Bradford of the Brookings Institution follwing the meeting of the G20. Other stories covered include the Bretton Woods Committee's April 2009 meeting on Shaping Global Financial Reform as well as its May 2009 Multilateral Roundtable Meeting on Assuring Adequate Trade Finance for Developing and Emerging Economies.

Bretton Woods Committee Newsletter - Winter 2009 [PDF, 4.2Mb]

This issue features a statement by World Bank President, Robert Zoellick on the political and economic values of this era. Other stories cover the Bretton Woods Committee’s 2008 International Council Meeting, November 2008 Meeting on A New Global Financial Architecture and recent developments at the International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization.

Bretton Woods Committee Newsletter - Summer/Fall 2008 [PDF, 2.1Mb]

This issue features an article on the current financial crisis. Other stories cover the World Bank's focus on the AIDS crisis, rising food and fuel prices and what the IMF is doing to help countries cope and a speech by World Bank President Robert Zoellick on the developing world.

Bretton Woods Committee Newsletter - Spring 2008 [PDF, 0.5Mb]

This issue features summaries of past Committee meetings. Other topics covered include climate change, Doha negotiations, and the World Bank's report "Rising Food Prices: Policy Options and World Bank Responses".

Bretton Woods Committee Newsletter - Fall 2007 [PDF, 0.8Mb]

This issue features an article and statement by the new IMF Managing Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Other stories cover the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, IDA 15 replenishment issues, WTO's focus on the service industry and the Committee's Annual International Council Luncheon for Global Financial Leaders.

Bretton Woods Committee Newsletter - Summer 2007 [PDF, 1Mb]

This issue features statements by incoming World Bank President, Robert Zoellick. Other stories cover the IDA Deputies meeting in Maputo, the collapse of the G4 negotiations, and changes to IMF surveillance policies.

Bretton Woods Committee Newsletter - Spring 2007 [PDF, 0.3Mb]

This issue contains a feature article by Peter Lewis, director of the African Studies Program at SAIS, on China's increasing involvement in Africa. Also included are items on the convergence of business and civil society, the Crockett report on the IMF's finances, and the importance of cotton subsidies to the Doha Round of trade negotiations.

Bretton Woods Committee Newsletter - Winter 2006 [PDF, 1.4Mb]

This issue of the Committee's newsletter includes stories on the restructuring of U./s. foreign aid, the repayment of IMF debt by Brazil and Argentina, and the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative.

Bretton Woods Committee Newsletter - Fall 2006 [PDF, 0.5Mb]

This issue of the Committee's newsletter features the increasing corporate commitment to development. Other stories include the impact of the mid-term elections on aid and trade, and the IMF/World Bank annual meetings.