IMF Institute Training Programs -- Central Banking and Financial Sector Regulation: An Introduction for Lawyers (FTL)

Central Banking and Financial Sector Regulation: An Introduction for Lawyers (FTL)


By Invitation
Course No.:	JV 09.03
Location:	Vienna, Austria (JVI)
Date:	March 02 - March 13 2009 (2 Weeks)
Language:	English

Target Audience:

Lawyers from transition economies who are involved in central banking, oversight on payment systems, or banking regulation and supervision.

Qualifications:

By invitation only; the IMF's Legal Department will contact the authorities for their nominations, and then select participants from among the candidates nominated.

Course Description:

This two-week course, presented by the IMF's Legal Department, provides an introduction to the key legal aspects of central banking legislation and governance (including monetary unions); financial stability; oversight on payment systems and security settlement systems; financial instruments (such as securitization); and banking regulation and bank insolvency.