The term “international financial architecture” is currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity thanks to the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), scheduled for June 30 to July 3, 2025, in Spain. Despite the extensive discourse surrounding this concept since the late 1990s, there is no universally accepted definition of what is meant by the term “international financial architecture” (IFA). Generally speaking, IFA refers to a comprehensive framework comprising institutions, agreements, policies, rules, and practices that govern the…