Highlights

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 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 Carmen Reinhart: Assessing the Global Financial System in the Wake of Covid-19

Carmen Reinhart and Bill Dudley discussed the impact of Covid-19 on the global financial system and considered reforms to improve the system’s resilience and inclusiveness.

IMF Approves Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva as New Chief

The International Monetary Fund formally approved Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva to be its next leader.

IFF22: The Ever-changing World: Reshaping Our Shared Future

IFF22: Global Debt Crisis and Risk Prevention

IC20 Central Banks: Crisis Panacea?

The global downturn triggered by COVID-19 has highlighted the increasingly essential crisis-fighting role of central banks, which have deployed a range of traditional and innovative tools to stabilize financial markets.

Henry Owen Memorial Award Essay Contest: Winner Announced

The Bretton Woods Committee would like to congratulate Ava Schafbuch as the winner of the 2024 Henry Owen Award Memorial Essay Contest! We encourage you to read Ava’s essay here:

Strengthening Multilateralism in a Divided World: Redefining the Goals of BWIs

Henry Owen Memorial Award Essay Contest 2024

The Bretton Woods Committee extends an invitation to graduate students within or nearby the Washington, D.C. area to participate in the Henry Owen Memorial Award Essay Contest.

Henry Owen Memorial Award 2022 Winner Announced

The Bretton Woods Committee would like to congratulate Milton Wong Tze Sheng as the winner of the 2022 Henry Owen Award Memorial Essay Contest!

This contest asked graduate-level students to expand on ways in which the IFIs can work together to adapt to new global challenges and create a resilient, equitable, and sustainable post-pandemic economy. Milton’s essay was well-focused and well-reasoned, and it presented forward-thinking, creative solutions and ideas for IFIs cooperation.