Highlights

Warren Coats:
Proposal for an IMF Staff Executive Board Paper on Promoting Market SDRs

Few initiatives would be more in keeping with the spirit and goals of the Bretton Woods Committee than the development of wide spread use of a truly international currency—the IMF’s SDR.

Preventing Global Debt Crises

As a wave of disorderly defaults looms, experts from BWC's new Sovereign Debt Working Group examined how to improve debt restructurings.

Populism Shaking EU Foundations

On March 14, 2017 the Bretton Woods Committee hosted the virtual conference, Regional Spotlight: Populism Shaking EU Foundations? This event explored European populist political movements and the potential impacts on the future of the European Union, Eurozone, multilateral institutions, and the global economy. Featured speakers included Dr. Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Strategist at Netwealth and former Economic Advisor to Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, as well as Dr.

Joerg Bibow:
Ongoing Erosion of the Global Economic Order Will Sow More Conflict and Yield No Winners

The successful crafting of the Bretton Woods global economic architecture at the end of WWII followed decades of monumental destruction, bloodshed, and misery.

October 2017 Program Highlights

The Bretton Woods Committee would like to thank all our members and friends who joined us last week for Committee events!

October 2016 Program Highlights

The Bretton Woods Committee would like to thank all our members and friends who joined us for a full agenda of Committee events in October.

Of course the highlight was our 2016 International Council Meeting – Navigating Uncertainty in an Uncharted Economic Era – where we had an insightful discussion on the future of globalization; global and regional economic growth prospects; risks to the financial system; the role of monetary policy and central banks; and harmonization of regulatory reform efforts.

Member Appreciation Reception

On April 20, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a Member Appreciation Reception in honor of the Committee’s 35th Anniversary. At the reception, the Committee recognized members of its Legislative Task Force for their service in support of our recent legislative efforts in securing a full replenishment for the World Bank’s IDA fund from the United States.

Martin Wolf on Bretton Woods at 75: the threats to global co-operation

“This anniversary is more than an arbitrary moment: it is an occasion for reflection, on what has gone right, what has gone wrong and what needs to happen if the spirit of Bretton Woods is to shape the world in the decades ahead...”

Susanna Cafaro:
Legitimacy, Accountability and Inclusiveness: Are The Bretton Woods Institutions “Democratic”?

Professor Susanna Cafaro has taught European Union Law and International Law in the University of Salento (Lecce, Italy) since 2001.

Legislative Update: IDA19 and WBG GCI

The Bretton Woods Committee is a member of the IFI Working Group (IFIWG), a diverse coalition of organizations with a shared interest in ensuring continued U.S. leadership in the World Bank and other MDBs. Member organizations include: