Highlights

Analytical Work

Governing Digital Infrastructure: Gaps and a Framework for Growth
Introduction Digital infrastructure is now an instrument of sovereign power. Internally, countries that build it govern better and deliver benefits…
BWC Backgrounder: US Deregulation in the Traditional Banking Sector and Implications for Financial Stability  
by Dr. Alexis Crow, Partner and Chief Economist at PwC Whither Dry Powder? What is Driving the Current Debate on…
Resolving Systemically Important Banks: Lessons from the 2023 Bank Failures
BWC’s Future of Finance Working Group continues its financial stability series with its second paper, examining what the 2023 failures…

Events

6:00 pm 
- 9:00 pm
15 Oct, 2026
Asia
The Next Evolution of Payments: Can Liquidity Keep Pace with an Always-On, Multi-Rail Economy?
External Convenings
5:00 pm 
- 6:45 pm
14 Oct, 2026
Asia
BWC Leadership Reception 2026
BWC Events
9:00 am 
- 10:30 am
14 Oct, 2026
Asia
The Next Chapter of Digital Finance: A Global Conversation on the Future of Tokenization
External Convenings

Video Archive

Episode 13 | What Will Define Asia’s Next Decade of Economic Transformation?

BWC Dialogues | Resolving Systemically Important Banks: Lessons from the 2023 Bank Failures

BWC Dialogues | Asian Markets in Transition: Growth, Innovation, and Opportunity

Macro Matters Episode 12 | Live from Point Zero Forum: What’s the Most Valuable Use Case for AI in Finance?

BWC Dialogues | Sovereign Debt Restructuring: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead

Macro Matters Episode 11 | Spring Meetings Takeaways: Where Do the Bretton Woods Institutions Go from Here?

Rethinking Multilateralism for a New Era at BWC’s Spring Summit 2026

In Conversation with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde at BWC’s Spring Summit 2026

In Conversation with World Bank President Ajay Banga at BWC’s Spring Summit 2026

In Conversation with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at BWC’s Spring Summit 2026

BWC Spring Summit 2026 Full Conference

BWC at the Spring Meetings 2026: What We’re Watching with Rebecca Patterson

Member Spotlight

Michael Papaioannou

Meet Our Members

Michael G. Papaioannou is a Senior Visiting Scholar and Professor at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, School of Economics. He also serves as a...
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Rebecca Patterson

Markets, Power, and a Shifting Global Order

As geopolitical tensions reshape global trade, countries and companies are progressively weighing the risks of concentrated supply chains against the costs of building greater resilience....
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Martin Mühleisen & Nicole Goldin & Hung Tran

The New Geoeconomics of Bretton Woods

BWC Members Martin Mühleisen, Nicole Goldin, and Hung Tran, alongside Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou and Nisha Narayanan, explore how shifting trade, investment, technology, and geopolitical dynamics are...
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As fiscal pressures mount, sustainable public finances will require a closer look at both revenue sources and government spending. In a new BWC blog, BWC Member Jiri Jonas explores how a phased approach to value-added tax (VAT), paired with spending controls, could support fiscal

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Recorded in Hong Kong ahead of the BWC Annual Meeting, Helen Qiao joins Emily Slater on a new episode of Macro Matters to discuss Asia’s economic resilience, the growing role of AI in regional growth, and how shifts in energy and investment are shaping the region’s outlook.

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With U.S. national debt surpassing $40 trillion, what can be done to restore fiscal health? BWC Member Jiri Jonas highlights the case for value-added tax (VAT) alongside spending reforms to address the country’s growing fiscal deficit. Read the full BWC Blog:

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