Inter-bank working groups
Inter-bank working groups
Facilitating connections between global central bankers to promote the exchange of expertise and collaboration
The inter-bank working groups convene 6-8 times annually. Each session focuses on pressing issues faced by central banks, providing a platform to discuss challenges, explore the latest innovations, and share current projects, while building valuable connections with colleagues from across the globe.
Schedule
| Year | Benchmark | Topic | Details | Provisional date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reserves | Reserves and geopolitical shifts | How reserve managers can adapt to recent global shocks and the changing geopolitical landscape. | November 20 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - In-person |
| 2026 | Strategic planning | Strategic planning frameworks | Explore strategic choices in more detail, building on 2025 group | January 28 | Virtual |
| 2026 | Supervision | Resolution frameworks | Reviewing resolution frameworks and global best practice | February 25 | Virtual |
| 2026 | Risk management | Cyber, AI and quantum risk | How central banks are responding to new and developing risks | March 31-April 1 | In person, KL |
| 2026 | Governance | Accounting frameworks and independence | Frameworks for dividends and recapitalisation, and how they interact with independence | April 29 | Virtual |
| 2026 | Fintech | Tokenisation and stablecoins | How central banks are responding to tokenisation in the private sector and in their own payment systems | May 27 | Virtual |
| 2026 | Payments | Cross-border payments | Update on global work to harmonise payments, and developments in fields such as stablecoins | June | In person, London |
| 2026 | Financial stability | Macro-prudential tools | Best practice in the design and use of tools, and areas where central banks may need new powers | July 29 | Virtual |
| 2026 | Economics | Scenario analysis | How scenario analysis can be developed and utilised in practice for policy-making | September 30 | Virtual |
| 2026 | Currency | The modern cash cycle | To what extent should central banks intervene in cash processing? What steps can be taken to protect access to cash without creating moral hazard? | October 28 | Virtual |
| 2026 | Reserves | Reserves amid changing policy | Responses to shifting monetary policy environment and geopolitical fragmentation | November 3/4 | In person, Riyadh |
Working group minutes: central banks face balance sheet challenges
Some institutions are struggling to absorb large amounts of excess liquidity
Working group minutes: strategic plans becoming more inclusive
Central banks are seeking input from wider range of staff and stakeholders
Working group minutes: seeking better interactions on social media
Building engagement is a challenge and brings risks for central bankers
Working group minutes: a phased approach to 24/7 RTGS
Longer hours imply risk trade-offs and need to overcome resistance from banking industry
Working group minutes: central banks seek cash cycle efficiencies
Some EME institutions are restructuring operations and promoting digital payment methods
Working group minutes: refining forecast models
Central bank economists discuss challenges of tackling errors and integrating new model features
Working group minutes: facing up to CBDC adoption challenges
Participants at Cape Town meeting saw drawbacks to digital currency versus other payment methods