Highlights

A Look Back at Bretton Woods@75

On October 17, 2019 the Committee hosted the capstone event of the yearlong initiative, the Bretton Woods@75 Anniversary Gala Dinner.

Achieving an Equitable Global Recovery

World Bank President David Malpass will join William R. Rhodes to discuss the road to recovery in developing countries, which saw an unprecedented spike in extreme poverty in 2020.

Addressing Governance Issues in the Crypto Ecosystem

Read the latest brief from BWC's Digital Finance Project Team on governance issues in crypto here. 

Analyzing the Biden Administration's FY22 Budget Request

BWC's overview of the Biden Administration's FY22 budget outlines what has been requested for the International Financial Institutions and related multilateral initiatives.

Announcing Season 2 of Brettonomics with Nancy Jacklin: A BWC Podcast

Annual Meeting 2022 Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Washington D.C.- 04/19/2022) - The Bretton Woods Committee will host its 2022 Annual Meeting from April 19-22.

Entitled “Confronting Changes: Adapting to a Post-Pandemic Economy”, this year’s conference will explore how the global community and international financial institutions can adapt to the emerging geopolitical and economic challenges ahead. 

Brazilian Infrastructure Investment Opportunities: Beyond the Elections

On Thursday, June 21, the Bretton Woods Committee co-hosted a private roundtable titled, Brazilian Infrastructure Investment Opportunities: Beyond the Elections in partnership with the Council of the Americas, Oliver Wyman, and the World Bank Group. A group of 40 private sector participants alongside public and multilateral leaders discussed ways to overcome structural hurdles to infrastructure finance and to achieve greater private sector infrastructure investment in Brazil.

Brazil’s Promise of Development

On August 25, 2016, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference entitled Regional Spotlight: Brazil’s Promise of Development. The event featured Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean at the World Bank Group and Israel Klabin, President of the Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development.

William Jannace:
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. 

Gary Kleiman:
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.