Highlights

Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

On June 10th, 2016, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference entitled Regional Spotlight: Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa. The event featured Roger Nord, Deputy Director of the IMF’s Africa Department, and Bretton Woods Committee Member Carolyn Campbell, Founding Partner and Managing Director of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP).

Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa:
Developing a Capacity for Candid Reflection

Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, a Saudi Arabian national, is the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of OFID - the OPEC Fund for International Development.

Debt Transparency: The Essential Starting Point for Successful Reform

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.

Debt Transparency: Incentivizing Disclosure

Most policymakers and experts around the world agree that some level of debt transparency is required for effective sovereign liability management. But there is far less agreement on what information should be disclosed, who should disclose, and whether disclosure should be enforced. A panel of leading experts will share their views on these pressing questions. Additional speakers may be announced later on.   

Debt and Development

David Malpass and William R. Rhodes weigh in on Debt and Development.

Corruption: Global Solutions for a Global Problem

Corruption operates across borders and industries and at all levels of government, society, and the economy. Its consequences cannot be overstated – it undermines public trust in governments and democratic institutions, increases inequality, and incentivizes criminality.
 

Committee urges U.S. support for strong IDA18 Replenishment

Click here to read the Committee’s letter

Climate Finance: Post-COP26 Reflections on Net-Zero Future Imperatives & Feasibility

The COP26 summit brought governments, civil society and the private sector together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

China, the Renminbi, and the IMF's Special Drawing Rights

On January 13, 2016, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference titled China, the Renminbi, and the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR). Speakers discussed the significance of the November 2015 decision by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to include the renminbi in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) reserve currency basket, and the implications for China, the IMF, and the future of global currencies.

Ousmène Jacques Mandeng:
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Reordering International Monetary Relations

Financial technology seems set to have a major impact on monetary relations.