Video On Demand

IMF Quota Reform and American Leadership

March 20, 2014 • 2:00 – 3:30 pm EDT

Framing Remarks:

The Honorable Bill Frenzel
Co-Chairman, Bretton Woods Committee and Guest Scholar, Brookings Institution

A Panel Discussion with:

Clay Lowery
Vice President at Rock Creek Global Advisors; Former Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the US Treasury Department

Jo Marie Griesgraber
Executive Director, New Rules for Global Finance

Scott Morris

Senior Associate, Center for Global Development

Desmond Lachman

Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Moderated by:

Daniel F. Runde
Director, Project on Prosperity and Development and William A. Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis, CSIS

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a deciding factor in aiding Ukraine. For a number of reasons, Congress is reluctant to support quota reform which would double the IMF's resources, give Ukraine access to a larger funding pool, and greatly strengthen the United States' ability to lead in the Ukraine crisis. Join us for a discussion with a bipartisan panel of experts on the importance of IMF of quota reform, the regional implications of failing to do so, and the role of the United States and the IMF in promoting a stable Ukraine.

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Daniel F. Runde
Senior Vice President; William A. Schreyer Chair; Director, Project on Prosperity and Development
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Clay Lowery
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Economics Program