Highlights

Henry Owen Memorial Award 2018 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 2019 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 2020 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.

For this year’s Henry Owen Memorial Award essay contest graduate students were asked how global coordination and effective multilateral governance can push back against global fragmentation. 

Henry Owen Memorial Award 2021 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 2022 Winner Announced

The Bretton Woods Committee would like to congratulate Milton Wong Tze Sheng as the winner of the 2022 Henry Owen Award Memorial Essay Contest!

This contest asked graduate-level students to expand on ways in which the IFIs can work together to adapt to new global challenges and create a resilient, equitable, and sustainable post-pandemic economy. Milton’s essay was well-focused and well-reasoned, and it presented forward-thinking, creative solutions and ideas for IFIs cooperation. 

IC20 Central Banks: Crisis Panacea?

The global downturn triggered by COVID-19 has highlighted the increasingly essential crisis-fighting role of central banks, which have deployed a range of traditional and innovative tools to stabilize financial markets.

IFF22: Global Debt Crisis and Risk Prevention

IFF22: The Ever-changing World: Reshaping Our Shared Future

IMF Approves Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva as New Chief

The International Monetary Fund formally approved Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva to be its next leader.

In Conversation with Carmen Reinhart: Assessing the Global Financial System in the Wake of Covid-19

Carmen Reinhart and Bill Dudley discussed the impact of Covid-19 on the global financial system and considered reforms to improve the system’s resilience and inclusiveness.