Recent Developments

Event Summary - 2016 International Council: Navigating Uncertainty in an Uncharted Economic Era

On October 7, 2016, over 200 Bretton Woods Committee members and friends – including leaders from the public and private sectors as well multilateral institutions – gathered at...
Event Summary - From Theory to Market: State Contingent Debt Instruments (SCDIs)

On October 6, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a roundtable at the International Monetary Fund on the feasibility of a real market for state-contingent debt instruments (SCDIs)....
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.

Event Summary – Regional Spotlight: Brazil’s Promise of Development

On August 25, 2016, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference entitled Regional Spotlight: Brazil’s Promise of Development. The event featured Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist...
2016 Annual Meeting Event Summary - The Spirit of Bretton Woods: Multilateral Leadership in Turbulent Times

On June 27, 2016, over 130 Committee members and friends – including leaders from both public and private sectors as well as civil society – gathered at the International Monetary Fund...
2016 Annual Meeting Highlights

The Bretton Woods Committee would like to thank all our members and friends who joined us yesterday at our 2016 Annual Meeting – The Spirit of Bretton Woods: Multilateral Leadership in Turbulent...
Henry Owen Memorial Award 2016 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...
Event Summary - Regional Spotlight: Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

On June 10th, 2016, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference entitled Regional Spotlight: Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa. The event featured Roger Nord, Deputy Director of...
Bretton Woods Committee Members Play Advisory Role in IMF Exceptional Access Lending Framework Reforms

On January 20th, 2016, the IMF Executive Board approved reforms to the IMF’s exceptional access lending framework as part of a multi-year work program in which the IMF staff is reassessing its...
Event Summary - China, the Renminbi, and the IMF's Special Drawing Rights

On January 13, 2016, the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference titled China, the Renminbi, and the IMF's Special Drawing Rights (SDR). Speakers discussed the significance of...
The Bretton Woods Committee applauds long overdue Congressional passage of 2010 IMF quota and governance reform legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Bretton Woods Committee applauds Congressional passage of 2010 IMF quota and governance reform legislation.

December 18, 2015...
Event Summary- The WTO at 20: Past, Present, Future

On November 13th, 2015 the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference discussing the WTO’s evolution, current challenges, and future opportunities. The event featured speaker David...
2015 International Council

On October 10, 2015, over 150 Bretton Woods Committee members and friends gathered for our annual International Council meeting in Lima, Peru alongside the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings. This...
Bretton Woods Committee Member Testifies Before Congress on Role of MDBs

On October 9, 2015, Bretton Woods Committee member, Scott Morris of the Center for Global Development, testified before the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee of the House of Representatives...
Event Summary - Insider's Access: Third International Conference on Financing for Development

On July 16th, 2015 the Bretton Woods Committee hosted a virtual conference featuring, Joachim von Amsberg, Vice President of Development Finance at the World Bank, who provided expert...
Bretton Woods Committee Members Testify Before Congress on Role of IMF

On June 17, 2015, Bretton Woods Committee members, John Taylor of Stanford University and Clay Lowery of Rock Creek Global Advisors joined former IMF U.S. Executive Director Meg Lundsager in...
2015 Annual Meeting - Bretton Woods and Global Growth: Evolving Stories

On May 19, 2015 over 150 Committee members and friends – including leaders from both public and private sectors as well as civil society – gathered at the World Bank headquarters in Washington D.C...
Henry Owen Memorial Award 2015 Winners Announced

For this year’s Henry Owen Memorial Award essay contest, graduate students were asked to consider how the Bretton Woods Institutions should evolve and what priorities they should pursue within the...
Greece’s Achilles’ Heel

The banks are bleeding billions in deposits while the Greek government stonewalls its creditors.

William R. Rhodes is President & CEO, William R. Rhodes Global Advisors,...
Rising risks to our currency and trading systems

The rising popularity of extremism reflects a popular disenchantment with the policies that have led to economic stagnation, writes William R. Rhodes.

William R. Rhodes...