Bank Restructuring and Resolution (BR)
This course, presented by the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, provides a comprehensive overview of conceptual and operational issues related to the restructuring and resolution of weak and failing banks. Among the topics discussed during the course are:
- identification and supervision of weak banks: common causes of banking problems and how to identify them, as well as early intervention tools and supervisory approaches for dealing with weak banks;
- operational preparedness: institutional foundations of the financial safety net and inter-agency coordination; building blocks of effective resolution regimes (guided by the Financial Stability Board’s Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes); recovery and resolution planning; initiatives to test operational preparedness; and ...
Target Audience
Mid-level to senior officials in central banks, regulatory agencies, supervisory authorities, ministries of finance, deposit insurance funds, and other agencies with responsibility for bank supervision, bank resolution, and the operation of financial sector safety nets.
Qualifications
Participants are expected to have experience in bank supervision, bank resolution (policy issues or operational experience) and/or depositor protection.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Explain the building blocks of crisis preparedness and management.
- Identify weak banks and devise strategies for dealing with them.
- Pinpoint key design features of effective resolution regimes and options for enhancing operational preparedness.
- Identify stabilization options in response to financial panic and design credible strategies for bank restructuring and resolution at an individual and system-wide level.
- Compare options for dealing with distressed assets.
Upcoming Offering
| Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2025 | June 6, 2025 | Ebene, Mauritius | In-person Training | AT 25.35 | English (Portuguese, French) | Apply online by April 23, 2025 |
| March 29, 2026 | April 2, 2026 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | In-person Training | CE 26.11 | English (Arabic) | Apply online by February 13, 2026 |
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Apply online by April 17, 2025
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Apply online by April 17, 2025
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Principles and Policy Considerations (CBDC)
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Apply online by April 20, 2025
IFRS 9 A Supervisory Perspective
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Apply online by April 20, 2025
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English | July 7-18, 2025 | Blended Training | Vienna, Austria
Apply online by April 20, 2025