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Alexander Stubb: “We should reform the Bretton Woods institutions.”

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Published March 5, 2026 | Video Starts at 20:32

I have proposed two permanent seats for Asia, two for Africa and one for Latin America. And let me be clear, India should have a permanent seat in the UN Security Council. Equally, We should reform the Bretton Woods institutions. The countries that where the future of the world economy, where the future of the world economy is made, should have a bigger say. (20:32–20:36)

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