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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Appoints Members of U.S. Investment Advisory Council (IAC)

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the names of 34 international business and economic leaders who will advise the Secretary of Commerce on how government policies and programs affect the United States’ ability to attract and facilitate foreign business investment. Jonathan R. Everhart, CEO, Global ReEnergy Holdings and BWC member was appointed.

U.S. and China in a New World Order

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to Member Spotlight Paul Sheard and his recent guest appearance on Polaris-Live.com where he spoke with Sarwar Kashmeri concerning US-China relations and broader implications for future economic development.

Tyson White

The Bretton Woods Committee is pleased to welcome new member, Tyson White. 

As a Director at Breakthrough Energy, Tyson oversees the structuring and maintenance of partnerships across the platform, utilizing his extensive experience in project finance and capital markets to drive investment.

Two Credit Downgrades in the US are a Much-Needed Warning

BWC member Hung Tran writes "that the two parties have managed time and again to reach compromises at the last minute... does not mean that the US has re-established a normal and predictable process of managing its fiscal affairs."

Tunisia Migration Matches Debt Distress Call

BWC member Gary Kleiman writes that "Tunisia must... find a predictable political and economic equilibrium outside immediate sovereign debt default and repressive regime threats. An exit ramp could be a no credit staff monitored rather than full-fledged IMF connection."

Tunisia Arab Spring Decade Marks Withering Exodus by Gary Kleiman

Ten years ago tiny Tunisia with its “jasmine revolution,” sending longtime authoritarian President Ben Ali, into exile was the first in the region to spark economic and political changes under the sweeping Arab Spring umbrella.

Trichet Warns That U.S. Stimulus Could Be 'Overdone'

Former European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet warns that President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion proposal could be a "little overdone" considering the economy is already growing "quite fast and rapidly."

Trang Nguyen

This week we welcome new member Trang Nguyen from our Annual Meeting sovereign debt panel this spring.

She is global head of emerging markets credit strategy at BNP Paribas and has over fifteen years experience.

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

Trade Uncertainty Is ‘Not the Medicine That We Need

Carla Hills, former U.S. trade representative, discusses trade relations between the U.S. and China.

Trade and Finance: The Two Sides of Today’s Coin of Conflict

Joerg Bibow is Professor of Economics at Skidmore College and a Research Associate at the Levy Institute at Bard College.