A lack of data is making it very difficult to estimate probabilities of default. Experts from 13 countries discussed different approaches, from the factoring in of certain variables to the development of algorithms. Only time will tell which of these will win out in practice.

Dr Nguyen Kim Anh, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, and Burkhard Balz, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank shake hands on MoU extension. 

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After a break of three years, the bilateral meeting, the 16th of its kind, took place with colleagues from the Bank of Korea in Frankfurt on 3 and 4 November 2022.

If everyone pulls together, even complex projects can run smoothly and successfully.

Following many online courses over the past two years, the “Introduction to the Basel Framework” course was held in Frankfurt as a face-to-face event in April. Marcus Haas, advisor on banking supervision, reports on how it went and the advantages and disadvantages of in-person courses.

The second joint EU-funded project for the NBRNM has begun. Analyses are under way in the area of banking regulation and supervision.

High-level experts from the ESCB, the European Commission, and the central banks and national competent authorities of the Western Balkans met in Frankfurt at the end of February to discuss the topic of non-performing loans from both a microprudential and macroprudential perspective.

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A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Deutsche Bundesbank and the People’s Bank of China.