Financial Architecture for Diplomats

The International Financial Architecture (AFI) course for diplomats facilitates the knowledge about the processes that originated at Bretton Woods, as well as the results, changes, and implications to this day. For the above, it is essential to comprehend the transformation of the Financial Stability Forum and Financial Stability Board, but also the action dynamics of the AFI flagship institutions: The International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and its commercial relationship with the regulations of the World Trade Organization. The above is complemented by the role played by the Regional Development Banks in the current context, the international crisis in the last two decades, as well as the consequent reforms in the international financial regulation.

Lastly, the reform proposals in the International Financial Architecture will be addressed on an analytical level, paying special attention to the vision of developing countries. Following the above, the course’s objective is to strengthen the knowledge about the origin, evolution, and necessities of improvement in the international financial architecture, sizing its importance in a global, regional, and subregional context as a strengthening instrument of the diplomatic corps functioning.

General Objective

To strengthen the knowledge about the origin, evolution, and necessities of improvement in the international financial architecture, sizing its importance in a global, regional, and subregional context as a strengthening instrument of the diplomatic corps functioning.