Central Bank Digital Currencies: Principles and Policy Considerations (CBDC)

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• Session: AT 26.19
• Location: Ebene, Mauritius
• Dates: September 21-25, 2026 (1 week)
• Delivery method: In-person Training
• Primary language: English
• Interpretation language: French Portuguese
• Status: Deadline passed

Event logistics and identifiers

• Training Program title: Central Bank Digital Currencies: Principles and Policy Considerations (CBDC)
• Session No.: AT 26.19
• Deadline passed
• Location: Ebene, Mauritius
• Date: September 21-25, 2026 (1 week)
• Delivery Method: In-person Training
• Primary Language: English
• Interpretation Language: French Portuguese

Target audience and qualifications

• Target Audience:
  • Mid-level to senior officials in central banks and other government agencies dealing with regulation of the financial sector.
• Qualifications:
  • Participants are expected to have an advanced degree in economics or finance or equivalent work experience.

Course description — scope and themes

• The course is designed to give participants a foundation in central bank digital currencies.
• Core topics covered:
  • Assessment of the business case for CBDC adoption from the perspective of users and central banks.
  • Motivations and introductory remarks on digitalization.
  • Different forms of CBDCs and considerations for CBDC design and a conceptual framework.
  • Benefits, costs and risks related to CBDCs.
  • Implications of CBDCs for financial stability and bank intermediation.
  • Implications of CBDCs for the monetary policy transmission.
  • Implications of CBDCs for financial inclusion.
  • Regulatory considerations at the national and international level.
  • Case studies enabling reflection on country experiences, including reasons for success and reasons for not proceeding with implementation.

Learning outcomes and competencies

• Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
  • Explain the economic rationale for the use of CBDCs compared to other payment instruments.
  • Use the framework presented in the course to think about the design and implementation of CBDCs.
  • Use the concepts introduced in the course to assess the benefits and costs of CBDCs.
  • Identify threats to financial stability and various risks based on case studies.
  • Extract lessons from country pilots to try to prevent design pitfalls.

References

• In-person Training
• Integrating Basel III Liquidity Standards with ILAAP A Framework for Effective Liquidity Risk Management
• Big Data for Macroeconomic Statistics (BDMS)
• Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFI)