Newsletter April 2020
International Central Bank Dialogue (CIC)

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All around the world, international relations are being hit hard by the coronavirus epidemic. Stemming the spread of the virus is now a top priority and, for the good of everyone, the rules on practising social distancing for the foreseeable future need to be taken seriously. With that in mind, we have decided to cancel our international central banking courses in Germany until at least the end of June 2020. Wherever possible, we will try to provide the option of bilateral dialogue via video conference or, where appropriate, via conference call. We will keep you up to date on the situation as it changes and any further developments in our newsletter.

High-level policy workshop on the topic of non-performing loans 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. ›

40 years of the Bundesbank’s University of Applied Sciences The Centre for International Central Bank dialogue welcomes the University’s international outlook and values our close collaboration. ›

Successful completion of EU-funded twinning project with National Bank of Serbia 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. ›

Strengthening of the institutional capacity of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia The second joint EU-funded project for the NBRNM has begun. Analyses are under way in the area of banking regulation and supervision. ›

Bundesbank renews Memorandum of Understanding with the Arab Monetary Fund Abdulrahman Al Hamidy and Burkhard Balz sign the Memorandum of Understanding between the AMF and the Bundesbank. ›