Cooperative arrangements are valuable, as they save resources, increase reach and strengthen networks

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. 

Online lecture series on climate change and central banks ran until mid-May. Two new series on the digital euro and cash management set to start in 2024. 

In 2020, demand for bilateral cooperation between central banks in the field of cash management increased and became more diversified. The new international online courses are being well received. The pandemic, cash centres, IT applications and cash processing were the hottest topics.

Dr Johannes Ludwig is the new Deputy Head of the New York Representative Office.

The second phase of the EU-funded project for the Western Balkans began in September with a kick-off event at the Banca d’Italia in Rome.

We are planning to hold 47 international central banking courses in 2023 – 26 in-person courses in Frankfurt and 21 online courses. Registrations are now open. The number of places is limited.

The signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formally extends the long-standing cooperation between the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Bank of Namibia, which stretches back ten years. Staff training, technical support, benchmarking exercises and staff exchanges are planned.

As of 2022 we have been offering a new course format called “Current Focus”. Here we focus on current topics in a short virtual meeting. Apply now for our event in December entitled “Macroeconomic projection for Germany”

At the beginning of November, the Centre for International Central Bank Dialogue welcomed a delegation from Malawi to Frankfurt for the first time.