Highlights

In Conversation with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva spoke with BWC Vice Chair John Lipsky to discuss the Fund's global outlook and the Covid-19 recovery.

In Conversation with Secretary Jack Lew

Whitney Debevoise and Meg Lundsager, Co-Chairs of BWC's Legislative Working Group, met with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to discuss the international economic challenges facing the Biden Administration. 

In Conversation with Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo

U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo spoke with BWC Chair William C. Dudley about the Administration's international economic and multilateral priorities.

In Conversation with U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development Alexia Latortue

The needs to support net-zero transition are in the trillions; however, Multilateral Development Banks’ climate financing is in the billions. Given the scale of the challenges ahead, development banks must continue to explore financial innovations to responsibly stretch their existing balance sheets, especially to increase resources to fight climate change.

In Conversation with World Bank President David Malpass

World Bank President David Malpass spoke with BWC Vice Chair William R. Rhodes about the Bank's outlook for global development and the Covid-19 recovery.

In Conversation: FDMDs on IMF Response to COVID19

On May 15, 2020, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference, In Conversation: FDMDs on IMF Response to COVID19, which outlined the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) response to the coronavirus pandemic. Featured speakers Geoffrey Okamoto, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, and John Lipsky, former First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, discussed the IMF’s response to the crisis to-date and looked ahead to future challenges and opportunities.

In Conversation: NY Fed Presidents on COVID19

Former NY Fed Presidents discuss Fed's new monetary policy framework, COVID response, and more.

Independent Think Tank Leaders Issue Call to Action for MDB Reform

Last July, the Bretton Woods Committee participated in a Center for Global Development meeting with other think tanks to exchange perspectives on the multilateral development bank (MDB) system.  

International Council 2020 Recap

International Council 2022 in-person day at the IMF

On October 12, International Council 2022 in-person sessions took place on-site the IMF campus. World Bank President David Malpass joined BWC Vice-Chair John Lipsky to discuss the Bank's Outlook in the midst of several converging international development issues - the Ukraine conflict, the resulting food & energy crisis, the global debt crisis, and climate change. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva joined Lipsky to discuss the Fund's global outlook – persistent supply-side disturbances fueling inflation, war’s e