Highlights

Share Your Perspective on the BWC Blog: The Future of the WTO

Topic: The Future of the WTO
The long-awaited MC12 conference convened global trade experts to discuss the four main “pillars” of negotiation facing the international trade sphere: fisheries subsidies, agriculture, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic (including the waiver to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights, or TRIPS waiver) and WTO reform, and development & Least Developed Country (LDC) issues. 

Share Your Perspective on the BWC Blog: The Imperative of Adaptation for the IFIs

The Bretton Woods Committee Blog aims to help global leaders envision how to evolve and strengthen the multilateral financial system and encourage policymakers to recommit to the value of international economic cooperation. Calls for submissions vary dependent upon timely global events, but submissions are encouraged on any relevant topic on an ongoing basis.

Share Your Perspective on the BWC Blog: The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and US-China Relations

Share Your Perspective on the BWC Blog: The International Reach of the SVB failure

The BWC Blog aims to help global leaders envision how to evolve and strengthen the multilateral financial system and encourage policymakers to strengthen international economic cooperation. Calls for submissions vary dependent upon timely global events, but submissions are encouraged on any relevant topic on an ongoing basis. 

Topic: The International Reach of the SVB failure

Share Your Perspective on the BWC Blog: The Multi-Faceted Impacts of the Crisis in Ukraine

Sovereign Debt: A Critical Challenge

This introductory paper is the first in a series in which BWC’s Sovereign Debt Working Group will present specific, actionable recommendations to improve the global debt resolution architecture.

Special Drawing Rights: A Primer

Last week the IMF Board of Governors approved a $650 billion SDR allocation. Read our SDR Primer to learn more.

State of Play in Crypto Markets: Opportunities and Dangers

BWC's Future of Finance Working Group, Digital Finance Project Team presented its first report of a series of briefs and hosted a panel discussion to assess the opportunities and risks in the crypto ecosystem, and shared recommendations on how to effectively regulate digital finance technologies while harnessing the benefits of innovation.

Summer 2021 Newsletter

BWC Summer Newsletter: Biden Budget Analysis, IC21 Announcement, In Conversation with Carmen Reinhart, and More!

The Bretton Woods Committee 2017-2018 Annual Report

The Committee has released it's 2017-2018 Annual Report.