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  "title": "Central Bank Digital Currencies: Principles and Policy Considerations (CBDC)",
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  "summary": "Central Bank Digital Currencies: Principles and Policy Considerations Training Program Target Audience Mid-level to senior officials in central banks and other government agencies dealing with regulation of the financial sector.",
  "publishDate": "2026-02-11",
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      "heading": "Event logistics and identifiers",
      "content": "- Training Program title: Central Bank Digital Currencies: Principles and Policy Considerations (CBDC)\n- Session No.: AT 26.19\n- Deadline passed\n- Location: Ebene, Mauritius\n- Date: September 21-25, 2026 (1 week)\n- Delivery Method: In-person Training\n- Primary Language: English\n- Interpretation Language: French Portuguese"
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      "heading": "Target audience and qualifications",
      "content": "- Target Audience:\n  - Mid-level to senior officials in central banks and other government agencies dealing with regulation of the financial sector.\n- Qualifications:\n  - Participants are expected to have an advanced degree in economics or finance or equivalent work experience."
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      "heading": "Course description — scope and themes",
      "content": "- The course is designed to give participants a foundation in central bank digital currencies.\n- Core topics covered:\n  - Assessment of the business case for CBDC adoption from the perspective of users and central banks.\n  - Motivations and introductory remarks on digitalization.\n  - Different forms of CBDCs and considerations for CBDC design and a conceptual framework.\n  - Benefits, costs and risks related to CBDCs.\n  - Implications of CBDCs for financial stability and bank intermediation.\n  - Implications of CBDCs for the monetary policy transmission.\n  - Implications of CBDCs for financial inclusion.\n  - Regulatory considerations at the national and international level.\n  - Case studies enabling reflection on country experiences, including reasons for success and reasons for not proceeding with implementation."
    },
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      "heading": "Learning outcomes and competencies",
      "content": "- Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:\n  - Explain the economic rationale for the use of CBDCs compared to other payment instruments.\n  - Use the framework presented in the course to think about the design and implementation of CBDCs.\n  - Use the concepts introduced in the course to assess the benefits and costs of CBDCs.\n  - Identify threats to financial stability and various risks based on case studies.\n  - Extract lessons from country pilots to try to prevent design pitfalls."
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