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.

Yellen at the Treasury

President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary – the 78th in US history and the first woman.

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.'"

Xi Should Use His Sway Over Putin to Push Him to the Negotiating Table with Ukraine

BWC vice-chair William R. Rhodes writes in the South China Morning Post that Xi Jinping should "use his influence with Putin to push him to the negotiating table... after Ukraine’s counteroffensive."

China needs to change its "platitudes into a workable deal".

Xi Jinping Is Done With the Established World Order

BWC member and Atlantic Council "economist Hung Tran argued in a recent report, China aims to 'turn the BRICS group into a support organization for China’s geopolitical agenda' and a 'venue for anti-US political activism.'"

World Bank Presidents: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown

Now that Biden-nominated World Bank presidential candidate Ajay Banga has been confirmed, the chatter around Washington (apart from the debt ceiling debacle and the King Charles coronation) is all about whether he will be able to navigate the enormous challenges facing the institution. Banga certainly has a herculean task ahead of him when he takes the reins on June 2.

WITA’s NextGenTrade® Presents: 21st Century Trade: Digital, Printed

While nations quarrel over sneakers and steel, trade policy is beginning to look beyond shipments of goods, say WITA’s Kenneth I. Levinson and Brunswick’s Robert Moran.

Wirecard is a Wake-up Call on Regulatory Weakness

There is no room for apathy where regulators are involved; we need an investigation into Wirecard, however embarrassing and painful it may be.

Will the G20 Summit Help India Become the Voice of the Global South?

BWC member Hung Tran writes for the Atlantic Council that "the West... the G7... should do what it can to tilt the balance in India’s favor in its competition against China to become the voice of the Global South, both this year... and next year... in Rio..."

Will the Fed Start Believing in a Soft Landing?

BWC chair William C. Dudley writes on the Federal Reserve updating their Summary of Economic Projections soon, which haven't been "consistent with the soft landing that many in markets are already predicting, so any changes will be significant."