Recent Highlights

On August 25, 2016, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference entitled Regional Spotlight: Brazil’s Promise of Development. The event featured Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank Group and Israel Klabin, President of the Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development.

On June 27, 2016, over 130 Committee members and friends – including leaders from both public and private sectors as well as civil society – gathered at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C. for the 2016 Bretton Woods Committee Annual Meeting. This year’s program theme – “The Spirit of Bretton Woods: Multilateral Leadership in Turbulent Times”– focused on the new and evolving set of global economic challenges and the critical role of multilateral and U.S. leadership in managing risks and capitalizing on opportunities.

The Bretton Woods Committee would like to thank all our members and friends who joined us yesterday at our 2016 Annual Meeting – The Spirit of Bretton Woods: Multilateral Leadership in Turbulent Times.

The Henry Owen Memorial Award honors Bretton Woods Committee co-founder Henry Owen, and hopes to inspire new generations of thoughtful young leaders to follow Ambassador Owen’s example as both a scholar and diplomat. This Award has been made possible thanks to the generous contributions of Bretton Woods Committee members, friends, and the Owen family.

On June 10th, 2016, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference entitled Regional Spotlight: Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa. The event featured Roger Nord, Deputy Director of the IMF’s Africa Department, and Bretton Woods Committee Member Carolyn Campbell, Founding Partner and Managing Director of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP).

On January 20th, 2016, the IMF Executive Board approved reforms to the IMF’s exceptional access lending framework as part of a multi-year work program in which the IMF staff is reassessing its lending practices around sovereign debt.

On January 13, 2016, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference titled China, the Renminbi, and the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR). Speakers discussed the significance of the November 2015 decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to include the renminbi in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) reserve currency basket, and the implications for China, the IMF, and the future of global currencies.