Member Views

The Elephant in the Room; Preaching or Working on Climate Change

BWC member Miguel Schloss writes "Pursuing... mitigation measures is necessary but insufficient... 'the emphasis must shift from supply to demand... through policy and regulatory enablers and well-skilled workforce, requiring significant investment...'"

The great IP debate in Canada

BWC member Daniela Bassan provided an update where she states that policy intervention is needed to close the, "significant gap in domestic-owned intellectual property in Canada ... and corresponding levels of R&D investment"

ESG and Dispute Resolution: Fighting for Greener Ways

BWC member Daniela Bassan, partner at Stewart McKelvey, argues that it's "crucial for litigators to actively advocate for ESG outcomes as an integral part of their dispute resolution practices" and by "incorporating ESG considerations into their legal strategies".

Master's Award for Professional Excellence

BWC member Jonathan Everhart was recently selected for the Brown University School of Professional Studies Master's Award for Professional Excellence for his significant accomplishments in the fields of finance, the digital economy, and ESG.

Bretton Woods Committee congratulates Jonathan on his selection for this award!

How the Art World is Embracing Technology in the Digital Age: Opinion

BWC member Michael Greenwald of Amazon Web Services writes that "the art market has the power to be a champion of modernization in finance."

"Cloud companies are uniquely positioned" to help enable the art world to adapt and evolve as leaders in the financial space.

Economist Discusses His New Book and Probes the Future of Money and the Economy

BWC member Paul Sheard: "The only way to bring inflation down... is either to increase supply... the central bank can't control that..." or "to restrain demand, and that's what the higher interest rates are aimed at doing."

"Unfortunately it's painful..."

A Bigger BRICS? China Pushes to Expand Bloc

BWC member Hung Tran called alternative currency "'unrealistic' in an interview this week and said there was 'no other currency which really enjoys all the attributes and the convenience and the ease of dealing like the dollar or the euro at the moment.'"

Rising Use of Local Currencies in Cross-Border Payments

"China has been able to use its currency to settle half of its foreign trade and investment transactions."

A recent piece by Policy Center for the New South cited BWC member Hung Tran's Atlantic Council analysis on the RMB share of China's total cross-border settlements.

How Can the Global South Navigate Geopolitical Rivalry and Geoeconomic Fragmentation?

The BWC is pleased to Member Spotlight a recent policy brief by BWC member Hung Tran published with the Policy Center for the New South examining how geopolitical tensions complicate development challenges for the Global South, navigate trade fragmentation with ambiguous roles from China and Russia, and promote developing countries to assess major powers' strategies for informed decision-making.

Xi's No-Show at the G20 is Another Sign of Deepening Divisions Around the World

BWC member Hung Tran in CBC:

"There would be serious implications if the G20 ceased to function..."

"'There is really no substitute... at that leaders' level that brings everybody together. And that's why the G20 came into being... it fills a void.'"