JVI Program Brochure 2006 - Joint Vienna Institute

SEMINAR DESCRIPTIONS
Core Supervisory Issues CSI
Date July 10 — 14, 2006
Sponsor
Financial Stability Institute/
Bank for International Settlements
How to apply By invitation only; please address inquiries
to Ms. Carmen Gonzalez carmen.gonzalez@bis.org
Target group Supervisors from central banks and supervisory
institutions from the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) and Asian countries in
transition. Candidates should have been working
in the banking supervision field for at least three
years.
Language The seminar is taught in English with simultaneous
interpretation into Russian. Participants should be
sufficiently fluent in either English or Russian to be
able to discuss their country’s approach to capital
adequacy.
DESCRIPTION: A key element of effective banking
supervision and a healthy financial system is
prudential capital regulation. This seminar
introduces the purpose of bank capital, its
elements, and means for determining its adequacy
at individual banks. An in-depth discussion of
both the Basel I and Basel II capital regimes will
serve as the basis for the seminar. Special attention
will be given to issues relevant for countries in
transition. Case studies and numerous exercises
will be utilized to illustrate the different results
achieved through different capital regimes.
Economic and Monetary
Integration in Europe EMI
Date January 23 — 26, 2006
Sponsor Oesterreichische Nationalbank
How to apply By invitation only; please address inquiries
to Ms. Romana Lehner romana.lehner@oenb.at
Target group Experts and mid-level officials from central banks
from the Commonwealth of Independent States
(CIS) countries. Ideally, participants are staff
members of international departments. However,
employees from other departments dealing with
international issues are also eligible.
Language The seminar is taught in English only.
DESCRIPTION: The seminar will deal with the EU’s
economic relations with neighboring regions,
international trade policies and the international
role of the Euro. A special focus of the seminar
will be a comparison of country experiences with
capital account liberalization. The seminar also
will cover the economics and politics of monetary
integration and convergence issues, and will
provide an introduction into European monetary
policy (strategy, instruments, and reserve
management).
All participants will be strongly encouraged to
actively participate in discussions and to exchange
their respective countries’ experiences.
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