Highlights

Future of Finance 2022: Opening Remarks with Piyush Gupta

The excitement of extremes kicked off the Future of Finance Forum in 2022. DBS Group CEO, Piyush Gupta, encouraged the wide range of views on digital assets to be brought to the table throughout the conference. Gupta and BWC Executive Director, Emily Slater, both spoke of the immense potential for digital assets and the role that public and private actors can play to fulfill that potential. 

• Piyush Gupta, CEO, DBS Group
• Emily Slater, Executive Director, Bretton Woods Committee 

FY22 Omnibus Analysis

Amidst the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis and the ongoing global pandemic, the U.S. Congress has passed an omnibus spending bill for FY22 including annual funding for the International Financial Institutions (IFIs). Read analysis from BWC’s Legislative Working Group on what was funded, what was not, and the implications for the IFIs.

Gillian Tett: The Business Case Against Bretton Woods

The 75th anniversary of the Bretton Woods conference, which took place in July 1944, has seen a plethora of luminaries extolling the virtues of the multilateral system the meeting bequeathed.

Sivakrishnarajah Renganathan:
Global Challenges That Will Shape the Future Economic Landscape

Sivakrishnarajah Renganathan is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, the largest private bank in Sri Lanka.

Global Governance Reform: What’s Needed from the Multilaterals

Preexisting shortcomings found in the international financial and security architecture have only been exacerbated by the Ukraine-Russia war. Emerging weaknesses in these arrangements – which exist to promote economic prosperity and maintain peaceful coexistence among nations – have become apparent in modern global issues affecting climate change, public health, and trade & finance.

Green Investment for Recovery

In the context of dramatic economic disruption, this expert panel will explore how countries can accelerate their transition to a green economy while pursuing a balanced recovery.

Happy Holidays 2017

Has the Global Debt Crisis Arrived?

With scarce public finances directed to servicing a soaring sovereign debt instead of supporting investments for a more resilient economy, low-income countries are doomed into a cycle of unsustainable debt, further fueled by climate impacts, and by the disruptive shocks of cyclical financial crises. Keyu Jin, John Lipsky, Susan Segal, and Mark Walker, spoke with Bill Rhodes about the imperative of addressing these pressing issues through structural reforms to the sovereign debt architecture.

Henry Owen Memorial Award 2016 Winners Announced

The Henry Owen Memorial Award honors Bretton Woods Committee co-founder Henry Owen, and hopes to inspire new generations of thoughtful young leaders to follow Ambassador Owen’s example as both a scholar and diplomat. This Award has been made possible thanks to the generous contributions of Bretton Woods Committee members, friends, and the Owen family.

Henry Owen Memorial Award 2017 Winners Announced

The Henry Owen Memorial Award honors Bretton Woods Committee co-founder Henry Owen, and hopes to inspire new generations of thoughtful young leaders to follow Ambassador Owen’s example as both a scholar and diplomat. This Award has been made possible thanks to the generous contributions of Bretton Woods Committee members, friends, and the Owen family.