BCC
Bilateral Assistance and Capacity Building for Central Banks
Latest news and activities
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BCC 8th Annual Conference, on
“Climate change and disaster risks: What do they imply for emerging central banks?” took place last 29 Sept-1 October 2020 Programme and material now available |
BCC has launched its new Blog The BCC blog is a space of exchange among BCC stakeholders about topics of interest in the realm of central banking |
What we do
BCC supports central banks in emerging countries to be more effective, through tailored capacity building. The BCC programme, funded by SECO and implemented by The Graduate Institute, Geneva aims to support partner central banks in emerging countries in building the analytical and technical expertise to conduct effective monetary policy, promote stable and efficient financial sector, and be more operationally sustainable. Our support is tailored to the central bank’s specific needs. BCC supports central banks in SECO priority countries and is currently working with the central banks of Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Morocco, Peru, Tunisia, and Ukraine.
Our activities
The programme supports the central banks to make better decision through better staff capacity, tools, and processes. It does so by providing capacity building support in the form of:
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Technical Assistance
BCC provides partner central banks with experts to deliver a combination of theoretical courses with practical support to build sustainable capacity
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Peer to Peer
BCC encourages partner central banks to learn from each other’s experiences. This is facilitated through technical workshops in partner countries, short visits, and remote collaboration
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Annually, BCC organizes an international conference
in Geneva |
BCC provides research support either in person at IHEID, with the researcher visiting IHEID for a semester (visiting programme) or through remote research-coaching by a professor (coaching programme)
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Our areas of support
BCC aims to help central banks by working with them across 2-3 priority areas among the following 6 areas:
1. Monetary policy analysis and implementation
Constructing different scenarios to analyse policy effects and inform monetary policy decision-making; this includes managing the money base in the country and foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank
Constructing different scenarios to analyse policy effects and inform monetary policy decision-making; this includes managing the money base in the country and foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank
3. Financial stability
Monitoring the financial sector to avert or mitigate risks (when it falls under the mandate of the central bank)
Monitoring the financial sector to avert or mitigate risks (when it falls under the mandate of the central bank)
4. Financial sector development
Strengthening the financial sector, by promoting lending, strengthening payment systems, etc.
Strengthening the financial sector, by promoting lending, strengthening payment systems, etc.
5. Operational risk management
Ensuring the central bank’s business-continuity in case of external crises such as natural disasters, attacks, etc.
Ensuring the central bank’s business-continuity in case of external crises such as natural disasters, attacks, etc.
6. Human resource management
Strengthening professional profiles, recruitment and promotion systems within the central bank
Strengthening professional profiles, recruitment and promotion systems within the central bank
BCC in the media
NBU and SECO launch technical cooperation program..." Central Bank of Azerbaijan signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs..." Bank of Albania and the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) sign a Memorandum of Understanding..." |
BCT - Gouvernement suisse: lancement de la deuxieme phase du programme BCC.." Strengthening of Central Bank Capacities continues With Support of the Swiss Government..." |
Firma de Memorando de Entendimiento entre Banco de la República y Gobierno de Suiza ..." Central Bank of BiH presented preliminary Findings of the Bilateral Assistance and Capacity Building Program..." |
Testimonials
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"I truly recommend the BCC online course to anyone involved in managing relations with IFIs. It covers a diversity of topics, tremendously useful in the interactions with this kind of institutions. From a good survey on the type of IFIs, their functions and main characteristics, to a realistic negotiation exercise in which different types of strategies should be employed. The online nature of the course allows a great level of flexibility. I really enjoyed to be part of the first cohort of this online course I would like to encourage to others involved in the area of international affairs to be part of future versions of this course."
Andrés Murcia. Director of International Affairs Unit. Central Bank of Colombia. |
Our team has supported central banks in emerging economies since 2013
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PAPERS PUBLISHED SINCE 2013
BCC is currently in its Phase 2
from 2018 to 2022 |
BCC Countries currently being supported
Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Colombia, Morocco, Peru, Tunisia, and Ukraine |