This year marks the 80th anniversary of the framework of international cooperation established at Bretton Woods in 1944. Given the challenges facing the world today--especially cross-border issues—cooperation has never been more needed. And yet, support for multilateralism would seem to be more at risk than at any time since Bretton Woods—fueled by increasing geoeconomic fragmentation.
A world of declining cooperation will leave us all poorer, less secure—and in a weaker position to address the challenges of the 21st century.. Against this backdrop, a discussion co-hosted by CGD, BWC, and IFF will focus on practical ideas to reinvigorate cooperation in the international financial and development sphere.