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Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency

Author/Editor: Gabriel Soderberg, Marianne Bechara, Wouter Bossu, Natasha X Che, Sonja Davidovic, John Kiff, Inutu Lukonga, Tommaso Mancini Griffoli, Tao Sun, Akihiro Yoshinaga.

Release Date:February, 2022

Central banks are increasingly pondering whether to issue their own digital currencies to the general public, so-called retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). The majority of IMF member more...



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The Impact of Fintech on Central Bank Governance

Author/Editor: Marianne Bechara, Wouter Bossu, Yan Liu, Arthur Rossi.

Release Date:August, 2021

Fintech presents unique opportunities for central banks. The rapid changes in technology that are transforming the financial system will allow central banks to enhance the execution of various of more...



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Economic Governance Reforms to Support Inclusive Growth in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia

Author/Editor: Christopher J Jarvis, Gaelle Pierre, Benedicte Baduel, Dominique Fayad, Alexander de Keyserling, Babacar Sarr, Mariusz A Sumlinski.

Release Date:January, 2021

This IMF Departmental Paper presents the key areas in which countries of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caucasus and Central Asia (MECA) can enhance governance and fight corruption to achieve more...



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Legal Aspects of Central Bank Digital Currency: Central Bank and Monetary Law Considerations

Author/Editor: Wouter Bossu, Masaru Itatani, Catalina Margulis, Arthur D P Rossi, Hans Weenink, Akihiro Yoshinaga.

Release Date:November, 2020

This paper analyzes the legal foundations of central bank digital currency (CBDC) under central bank and monetary law. Absent strong legal foundations, the issuance of CBDC poses legal, financial and more...



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Local Currency Bond Markets Law Reform: A Methodology for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies

Author/Editor: Wouter Bossu, Cory Hillier, Wolfgang Bergthaler.

Release Date:November, 2020

Recent financial crises including the ongoing one caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have consistently drawn attention to the need to strengthen the quality of public debt management in emerging markets more...



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The Role of Board Oversight in Central Bank Governance: Key Legal Design Issues

Author/Editor: Wouter Bossu, Arthur D P Rossi.

Release Date:December, 2019

This paper discusses key legal issues in the design of Board Oversight in central banks. Central banks are complex and sophisticated organizations that are challenging to manage. While most economic more...



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Financial Integration in Latin America : A New Strategy for a New Normal

Author/Editor: Charles Enoch, Wouter Bossu, Carlos Caceres, Diva Singh.

Release Date:April, 2017

With growth slowing across much of the Latin America as a result of the end of the commodity supercycle and economic rebalancing in China, as well as fragmentation of the international banking more...



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"But we are different!" : 12 Common Weaknesses in Banking Laws, and What to Do About Them

Author/Editor: Wouter Bossu, Dawn Chew.

Release Date:September, 2015

Well-designed banking laws are critical for regulating the market access and operations of banks, as well as their removal from the market in case of failure. While at a financial policy level there more...



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From Bail-out to Bail-in: Mandatory Debt Restructuring of Systemic Financial Institutions

Author/Editor: Virginia Skidmore Rutledge, Michael Moore, Marc Dobler, Wouter Bossu, Nadège Jassaud, Jian-Ping Zhou.

Release Date:April, 2012

The proposed SDN, prepared by a team of MCM/LEG experts, analyses whether bail-in -- defined as a statutory power to recapitalize a distressed SIFI by converting and/or writing down its unsecured more...



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