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By naming China a currency manipulator, Mnuchin has damaged his credibility

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday named China a currency manipulator — the first manipulation designation in a generation...

Businesses Should Not Be Shocked By China’s Aggressive Decoupling Offensive

BWC member Harry Broadman writes that "executives... should not have been taken aback" by China's aggressive policy.

"They either did not do their homework... or they chose to ignore information presented to them about the increasing downside risks."

Building Back a Better Financial Safety Net

The year 2021 is year two into the most important decade of the century where drastic reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and inequalities in a manner that raises standards of living is paramount to the survival of the world’s people and planet earth itself.

Bryan Zhang

This week we welcome new member Bryan Zhang, Co-Founder and Executive Director at Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. 

Bryan is a highly experienced co-founder, director, board-level advisor and independent chair with a global track record and expertise in technology-enabled financial and regulatory innovation.

We appreciate his support for our work and mission, and we look forward to his engagement!

Bretton Woods—Why the dollar?

The Bretton Woods Conference will celebrate its 80th anniversary this year. The conference can be seen to have formalised the role of the U.S. dollar as the dominant currency in the international monetary system. This remains so to this day as does the considerable controversy it produced.

Bretton Woods@75: Thomas A. Bernes on the impact of the Bretton Woods Institutions

Dr. Thomas A. Bernes has been Vice President of Programs at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) since November 2009 and also serves as its Executive Director.

Bretton Woods and Emerging Markets Investment: Toward A New Golden Age

Both the Committee and emerging market investment field have been in existence for roughly half the period of the 75-year history of the Bretton Woods institutions.

Bretton Woods 4.0 Finding New Relevance in a New World Order

Institutions are products of their time, and essentially all have sell-by dates. They typically arise to meet a given challenge, and if proven durable become embedded in the fabric of their environment—at least, up to a point. 

Bretton Woods - A Changed America

The Bretton Woods Conference will celebrate its 80th anniversary this year. Driven by a United States keen to involve its partners in international problem-solving, the initial conference may have ultimately proved a high-water mark for multilateral economic policy coordination.

Breaking down Janet Yellen’s comments on Chinese overcapacity

BWC is pleased to Member Spotlight Hung Tran's latest article with the Atlantic Council - 'Breaking down Janet Yellen’s comments on Chinese overcapacity.'

The piece explores the challenges and implications of China's overcapacity, highlighting its intrinsic link to China's economic model and suggesting that calls for its end are unrealistic.