Highlights | The Bretton Woods Committee

Media	Title	Date posted
	Blog Post 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
	Regional Spotlight Populism Shaking EU Foundations On March 14, 2017 the Bretton Woods Committee hosted the virtual conference, Regional Spotlight: Populism Shaking EU Foundations? This event explored European populist political movements and the potential impacts on the future of the European Union, Eurozone, multilateral institutions, and the global economy. Featured speakers included Dr. Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Strategist at Netwealth and former Economic Advisor to Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, as well as Dr.	Tue, Mar 21, 2017
	Event Summary Preventing Global Debt Crises As a wave of disorderly defaults looms, experts from BWC's new Sovereign Debt Working Group examined how to improve debt restructurings.	Mon, Apr 5, 2021
	Blog Post 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
	Publication Publication Release: Bretton [email protected] Compendium Dear Committee Members, Colleagues, and Friends:	Thu, Jun 27, 2019
	Event Summary Rebuilding for the Future Kristalina Georgieva and John Lipsky speak on Rebuilding for the Future.	Wed, Oct 14, 2020
	Event Summary Regional Spotlight: Emerging Markets Outlook On March 8, 2019, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference, Regional Spotlight: Emerging Markets Outlook, which explored the risks and opportunities facing emerging markets in light of global geopolitical tension, trade disputes, and monetary policy normalization.	Mon, Mar 18, 2019
	Event Summary Regional Spotlight: Is Turkey Poised for Recovery or Freefall? On January 24, 2020, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference, Regional Spotlight: Is Turkey Poised for Recovery or Freefall?  which explored the risks and opportunities facing the Turkish economy in 2020 as it rebounds from protracted currency and debt crises in 2018. Featured speakers included Murat Köprülü, Managing Partner at M.E.	Mon, Jan 27, 2020
	Event Summary Release Event - Debt Transparency: The Essential Starting Point for Successful Reform On Monday, January 31, BWC hosted a launch event for it's latest report related to Sovereign Debt. This is the second installment in the Sovereign Debt Working Group’s series on examining and improving the current issues within the sovereign debt architecture. This report addresses the lack of transparency within the current system, how the current system disincentivizes transparency for both borrowers and lenders, and presents a menu of actionable solutions with which stakeholders can begin pursuing a transparency agenda.	Mon, Jan 31, 2022
	Announcement Remembering James D. Wolfensohn The members of the Bretton Woods Committee deeply mourn the loss of our former chairman James D. Wolfensohn. We were honored to have his leadership for over a decade and will deeply miss him as a friend and as a true leader of our global citizenry. We will remember Jim for his unwavering commitment to the world’s most vulnerable and will honor his legacy by continuing the work he so tirelessly championed.	Mon, Nov 30, 2020