International Financial Architecture

The Group of Seven Industrialized Countries, G7 developed a new doctrine of international supervision and regulation of financial markets. The G7 instructed international financial institution such as the IMF, Bank for International Settlements, the World Bank and the Multilateral Development Bank to tighten their supervision and regulation of international finance. This volume examines this doctrine sometimes known as ‘New Architecture of the International Financial Systems’ or IFA. Strengthening of the international financial system never ends and there have been recurring vulnerabilities in international financial architecture. The book examines current practices and its consequences and how the IFA has evolved and its alternatives. The book draws upon academic knowledge, practitioner techniques in financial risk management and official doctrine to analyze how investors, creditors and debts function within the new architecture.

Author Biography

CARLOS M. PEL EZ is Managing Director of CMP Associates having received the Ph.D. and B.S., Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University, USA. He has published books, essays and articles worldwide. He was Director of Banco Chase and of the Rio de Janeiro Association of Banks and Vice President of Chase Manhattan Bank. CARLOS A. PEL EZ is Managing Director of CMP Associates having received the A.B. in statistics from the University of Chicago, USA. He has published a book on globalization and an essay on the global electric industry.