Member Views

Yellen Should Act Quickly to Assist Financially Stricken Countries

The global economic meltdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has plunged many countries into potential external financial crises through no fault of their own.

Yemen economic spoils spat revs Red Sea rage

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight an article by Gary Kleiman discussing the economic and humanitarian situation in Yemen against the backdrop of recent Red Sea shipping raids. It highlights the ongoing conflict between the Iran-aligned Houthis in the North and the internationally recognized government backed by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the South.

Yes, our tax system needs reform. Let’s start with this first step.

While there’s plenty of disagreement about how the money should be used, almost everyone involved in public-policy debates agrees.

Zambia and Zimbabwe Turnarounds Display Drastic Dichotomy

BWC member Gary Kleiman writes on African sovereign debt that "while Zambia has the outlines of a new debt beginning, its neighbour has yet to begin to dig out from... choices that have isolated it from global capital markets and its own people..."

Zennon Kapron

BWC welcomes new member Zennon Kapron, founder and director of Kapronasia, one of Asia's leading financial technology research and consulting firms. Prior to Kapronasia, Zennon was the Asia Pacific Financial Industry Manager and Global Banking Industry Manager for Intel. At Intel, he helped position and sell Intel-based architecture to financial services firms globally. Before Intel, Zennon worked at Citi at a number of different technology management roles, culminating in his role as CIO for Citigroup Portugal.

Zurich Insurance Group

This Member Monday we spotlight new organizational member, Zurich Insurance Group.

Zurich Insurance Group is a global insurance company providing a range of insurance products and services to individuals, businesses, and institutions worldwide as well as offering prevention services such as those that promote wellbeing and climate resilience.​

We appreciate their commitment and support, and we look forward to their engagement with The Bretton Woods Committee. 

‘Inside Philanthropy’ Names George Soros Philanthropist of the Year

In 2017, Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, passed a law banning foreign-registered universities that do not offer courses in their home country, a move that seemed to target George Soros’s Central Europe University (CEU).

‘Refugee bonds’ could help Bangladesh cope with Rohingya emergency

With almost half of Myanmar’s million-strong Rohingya population having poured into next-door Bangladesh by land and sea to flee military and civilian attacks by the Buddhist majority, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her ruling Awami League party have appealed to the international community for help in defraying the annual costs of the mass influx, estimated by a local economist at between US$800 million and $1 billion.

“Connector economies” and the fractured state of foreign direct investment

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight Hung Tran and his recent publication with the Atlantic Council discussing how heightened geopolitical rivalry has led to geoeconomic fragmentation, which is evident not only in world trade but also in the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI).

“The Time to Act is Now”: Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery

In a new report, the Global Development Policy Center outlines an ambitious new proposal for comprehensive debt relief that includes the private sector and middle-income countries, in an effort to jump start a green and inclusive recovery from COVID-19.