Training Program Course
Bank Restructuring and Resolution (BR)
This course comprehensively discusses conceptual and operational issues related to the resolution of weak and failing banks. Among the topics discussed during the course are:
- weak banks: common causes of banking problems;
- operational preparedness:
- institutional foundations of a financial safety net and inter-agency coordination; building blocks of effective resolution regimes; recovery and resolution planning; testing operational readiness; and the role of a deposit insurance fund;
- crisis containment: liquidity support; government guarantees; and exceptional measures to stop persistent liquidity outflows;
- bank resolution: initiation of resolution proceedings; resolution options for systemically important and non-systemic banks; cross-border resolution; and policy considerations and instruments for public capital support; and
- distressed assets: supervisory policies, approaches for resolving nonperforming loans (insolvency and debt restructuring, enforcement of creditor rights), and the role of asset management companies.
Target Audience
Mid-level to senior officials at resolution authorities, central banks, regulatory and supervisory agencies, ministries of finance, deposit insurance funds, and other agencies with responsibility for components of a financial safety net.
Qualifications
Participants are expected to have experience in bank resolution (policy issues or operational experience), depositor protection, or bank supervision.
