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

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## Bibliographic details
- 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

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### 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.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Integrating Basel III Liquidity Standards with ILAAP A Framework for Effective Liquidity Risk Management](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/ce26-31)
- [Big Data for Macroeconomic Statistics (BDMS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/bdmsat26-27)
- [Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFI)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/fdfiat26-24)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/cbdcat26-19_