Highlights

Paul Sheard:
It’s Time to Rethink the Conventional Macroeconomic Policy Framework

Paul James Sheard is an Australian-American economist. He is Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government.

Bretton [email protected]: Joachim von Amsberg on key themes of his Compendium Essay

Joachim von Amsberg is a contributing author to the Bretton [email protected] Compendium. Our Author Spotlight series highlights the thought leadership of contributing authors to the Bretton [email protected] initiative.

The Future of the World Bank Under the Next President

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.

2019 Annual Meeting - Honoring 75 Years: Forging the Future of Bretton Woods

On April 10, 2019, the Bretton Woods Committee held its 36th Annual Meeting at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC where over 200 Committee members and global leaders attended.

Bretton [email protected]: Carla A. Hills on the impact of the Bretton Woods Institutions

Carla A. Hills is the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Hills & Company, International Consultants; former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (administration of President Gerald Ford) and former United States Trade Representative (administration of President George W. Bush).

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

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

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.

Bretton [email protected]: Thomas A. Bernes on the impact of the Bretton Woods Institutions

Dr. Thomas A. Bernes has been Vice President of Programs at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) since November 2009 and also serves as its Executive Director.

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.