At a ceremony on 6 March 2020, the EU twinning project with the Serbian national bank in Belgrade was formally concluded. Burkhard Balz, Bundesbank Executive Board member, hailed it a success in his speech.

Abdulrahman Al Hamidy and Burkhard Balz sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the AMF and the Bundesbank.

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Marcus Haas has been responsible for providing technical expertise on the topic of “banking supervision” at the CIC since October 2019. The coronavirus pandemic has given rise to a multitude of questions in the financial sector, which are his task to field. Here, you can read about how he is sharing his expertise with others while working from home.

Is cash a thing of the past? Certainly not! It is an important means of payment and will remain so in the future. A central bank should be well prepared in this respect. In this age of automation and digitalisation, it is important to address the right questions and make adjustments for the future. The CIC has an interesting proposal relating to this issue.

Britta Weinmann is the Bundesbank’s new representative at the German embassy in Moscow. Ms Weinmann, who worked in banking supervision at the Bank’s Regional Office in Hesse prior to this, took over her new role on 1 August from Sven Redel

Technology-based financial enterprises, also known as fintechs, have the potential to transform the financial system permanently. Experts from 15 countries discussed the challenges central banks and financial supervisory authorities face in their work with the advent of fintechs.

EU Twinning light project “Strengthening the capacities of the system for fight against counterfeiting of EUR” in North Macedonia successfully completed.

Martin Dinkelborg is the programme manager responsible for the recently launched EU-funded project with the Western Balkans, a major project involving 30 institutions. In an interview, he illustrates just how complex the project is and talks of the many challenges that had to be overcome before the programme could be launched.

2020 we offer again a broad variety of international central banking courses. Four Courses are brand new: Central bank communication via social media, Environmental and Energy Management, Cash management and Accounting for banking supervisors