Change of office ceremony in South Africa. Our course programme for 2025 is now online; the first deadlines for application are already coming up this December. Closer cooperation with Kazakhstan, an exchange of views on central bank digital currency in Istanbul and a new team at our Representative Office in New York.

CIC Newsletter – October 2024
International Central Bank Dialogue (CIC)

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Here are the topics and news items you can look forward to in the latest issue of our newsletter.

Discover our diverse course programme for 2025. Registration is open now and the first deadlines are in December. Not only that, but we’ve also added a new online course on LSI stress tests to this year’s programme at short notice: it will take place on 27 November 2024. Read more on this in our article.

Bundesbank Executive Board Member Burkhard Balz and Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan Timur Suleimenov signed a Memorandum of Understanding. Learn more about our close cooperation with the National Bank of Kazakhstan.

An official change of office ceremony took place in South Africa, with Jens Fuhrmann replacing Eugen Cleveland as Bundesbank representative at the German Embassy in Pretoria. Read more about the background of this cooperation and plans for the future.

In early September, a delegation from the Deutsche Bundesbank travelled to Istanbul to discuss aspects of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (TCMB) and other stakeholders. Read up on our findings and learn more about how we’re deepening our cooperation.

In the summer of 2024, the Bundesbank’s Representative Office in New York underwent a staff overhaul, with three out of four positions being newly filled. Meet the new team and learn more about their exciting tasks.

Happy reading!

Discover our diverse course programme for 2025

Registration is open for our international central banking courses in 2025. Apply now and become part of a global community of central banking experts. The first registration deadlines are in December.

NEW: Online course on LSI stress tests, 27 November 2024 ›

Closer collaboration with Kazakhstan: MoU signed

On 16 September, the Deutsche Bundesbank and the National Bank of Kazakhstan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which provides a formal basis for their long-standing collaboration and intensifies cooperation within the framework of the CCAMTAC. Read more below about the details and importance of this partnership. ›

Change of office in South Africa: Jens Fuhrmann takes over as new Bundesbank representative

Change of office ceremony in Johannesburg: Jens Fuhrmann takes over from Dr Eugen Cleveland as the Bundesbank’s new representative in South Africa. Read more on how close collaboration with the region’s central banks is being continued and expanded. ›

Successful exchange of views on central bank digital currency in Istanbul

In early September, a delegation from the Deutsche Bundesbank travelled to Istanbul to discuss aspects of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (TCMB) and other stakeholders. Read more below about the exciting insights gained and how collaboration will be intensified. ›

“A breath of fresh air” at the New York Representative Office

In the summer of 2024, the Bundesbank’s Representative Office in New York underwent a staff overhaul, with three out of four positions newly filled. Meet the new team and learn more about their exciting tasks and backgrounds. ›

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