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Media	Title	Date
	Starla Griffin and Ussal Sahbaz: The Bretton Woods Institutions in a Changing World: A Call for Increased EMDC Involvement in Global Crypto Governance The world has changed dramatically since the Bretton Woods institutions were created in the wake of WWII to promote international cooperation and multilateralism in a bid to ward off future conflicts. The institutions created at this historic gathering ushered in an era of unprecedented peace and security, and global economic growth for 60+ years. They have adapted well over the decades to meet ever more complex challenges, including launching annual G20 meetings with significant emerging markets participation, following the 2008 financial crisis.	Tue, May 9, 2023
	Ousmène Jacques Mandeng: SVB and Stablecoins—Time to Tighten Regulation The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and subsequent jitters at USDC shall serve as a reminder that stablecoin regulation remains far too lax. Circle, the U.S. company and issuer of USDC, a stablecoin denominated in U.S. dollar, is mostly regulated in the U.S. as a money transmitter. This is grossly insufficient for a company with US$40 billion in stablecoins outstanding. Regulation and supervision need to impose sufficient obligations for stablecoin issuers to adopt best industry practices.	Fri, Mar 17, 2023
	Warren Coats: Sanctions About 5 days ago, on February 24, Russia illegally and without provocation and cause attacked the sovereign country of Ukraine. It is in everyone’s interest (with the exception of the military industrial complex) to end the fighting and establish a sustainable peace as quickly as possible.	Mon, Feb 28, 2022
	Gary Kleiman: Rotating Refugee Crises Demand Development Daring Another tragedy often overlooked during this year’s global Covid rampage, with their own physical mobility and financial remittance restrictions, is the 80 million displaced population in the UN’s latest tally, approximately one-third official refugees with 80% fleeing one developing country for another.	Tue, Dec 15, 2020
	Warren Coats: Proposal for an IMF Staff Executive Board Paper on Promoting Market SDRs Few initiatives would be more in keeping with the spirit and goals of the Bretton Woods Committee than the development of wide spread use of a truly international currency—the IMF’s SDR.	Tue, Feb 19, 2019
	Mahesh Kotecha: Perceived Versus Real Risk In African Credit Ratings The ratings of African governments have allowed a robust Eurobond market for African sovereign bonds with over $300 billion issued in the last couple of decades. Maintaining access to this market has persuaded many African countries not to seek debt relief under the misconceived G-20 Common Framework (CF) which only three countries have filed to use – Zambia, Ethiopia and Chad -- and none of them has an agreement yet two years after the CF was announced.	Fri, Nov 4, 2022
	Open Blog Call: The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and US-China Relations BWC wants to hear its members’ take on how President Biden’s recent visit to Asia might shape Asian multilateral economic policy, and how might China respond to Biden's signature economic initiative for the region?	Thu, Jul 21, 2022
	Open Blog Call: The Future of the WTO BWC wants to hear its members’ take on whether the outcomes of MC12 conference demonstrate the continued relevance of the WTO as a multilateral institution that can deliver substantial progress for the benefit of the international community? What are the next steps for WTO reform?	Thu, Jul 21, 2022
	Joerg Bibow: Ongoing Erosion of the Global Economic Order Will Sow More Conflict and Yield No Winners The successful crafting of the Bretton Woods global economic architecture at the end of WWII followed decades of monumental destruction, bloodshed, and misery.	Mon, Apr 1, 2019
	Gary Kleiman: New Emerging Market Contagion Shakes Investor Complacency Gary Kleiman is a recognized expert in the field of global emerging economies and financial markets. This blog is part of a special series on the coronavirus.	Thu, Mar 26, 2020