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Researchers in all central banks face many common questions and dilemmas. In our latest blog, Marko Škreb shares some of the most shared challenges and insights on to how to approach them, based on insights from our technical workshop in Tirana. bccprogramme.org/challenges-of-… @iheid

What are the effects of extreme weather events on agricultural production? In his recent paper, Camilo Bohorquez-Penuela analyses "Weather Shocks and Agricultural Production: Evidence on Perennial and Non-perennial Crops in Colombia". bccprogramme.org/research/ @iheid

What is the relation between financial conditions and real activity? In the latest BCC blog, Dr Rafael Nivin & Diego Chicana evaluate Growth-at-Risk as a tool for monitoring macro-financial risks in the Peruvian economy bccprogramme.org/evaluating-gro…

Our annual conference on CBDCs is currently taking place virtually. Send us an email to join the talks at [email protected] @mlevasalles @RaphAuer @SECO_CH

In 2016 the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) moved de facto to an inflation targeting regime. This required models capable of producing accurate and well-grounded forecasts. BCC's latest blog by Nadiia Shapovalenko shares some of Ukraine's experience. bccprogramme.org/a-bvar-model-f… @iheid

The BCC programme is delighted to announce the launch of its brand new website and logo and invites you to explore its new features: bccprogramme.org *The BCC programme provides support to partner central banks and is funded by @SECO_CH and implemented by @iheid

What happens when countries rapidly loosen financial regulations? Not a common undertaking by regulators... Find out more in our latest BCC Blog by Fabián Valencia, @RVargheseIMF, Weijia Yao, and Juan.F.Yépez. bccprogramme.org/handle-with-ca…

What drives the international co-movement of house prices? In our latest BCC blog, Torsten Ehlers, Mathias Hoffmann, and Alexander Raabe share their insights. bccprogramme.org/blog/non-us-gl…

Should money market rates be used to measure transmission of global funding shocks to emerging markets? In this latest BCC blog, @Mathur_Aakriti and Shekhar Hari Kumar argue that it should. bccprogramme.org/blog/a-fistful…

How does climate change impact the financial stability policy of the Central Bank of Tunisia? Find out in our latest BCC Blog by Nacef Abdennadher and Ramzi Salem. bccprogramme.org/blog/how-does-…

How do the number of infections, lockdown measures, and fiscal and monetary policy responses determine the magnitude of portfolio flows and market-implied sovereign risk during COVID-19 pandemic? Latest BCC Blog by @KhalidElfayoumi and Martina Hengge here: bccprogramme.org/blog/capital-m…

In preparing for any negotiation, you must first determine your goals. What do you want from the negotiation? In the latest BCC Blog, Emina Milisic shares her insights from the BCC online course on Interacting with Financial Institutions. bccprogramme.org/blog/successfu…

BCC recently hosted a web-workshop on business continuity planning in the light of the COVID-19 outbreak where representatives from associated central banks met to explore solutions and share experiences. The latest BCC blog by Paulo Cacella shares more..bccprogramme.org/blog/business-…

How is your organization doing with the Coronavirus Pandemic ? Latest BCC blog by @ReginaPhelps shares some of the things that can improve organizations performance bccprogramme.org/blog/how-is-in…

With climate change presenting new challenges to policymakers, Colombian financial authorities are building the analytical foundations for the management of these risks. Find out more on our latest BCC blog: bccprogramme.org/blog/towards-a…

Should monetary policy take account of climate consideration? The answer might not always be that straightforward... in the latest BCC Blog, Belma Colakovic explains the factors to consider. Full Blog here: bccprogramme.org/blog/should-mo…

In response to COVID-19 the ECB announced a plan to buy EUR 1.3 billion of private&public sector securities, in addition to the Public Sector Purchase Programme it has been conducting since 2015. But who benefits the most from these programmes? New blog: bccprogramme.org/blog/quantitat…

Ukraine was hit by 3 crises in 2014–2015. As the saying goes, “one should never let a good crisis go to waste”.... New BCC blog: How effective are foreign exchange interventions under inflation targeting? The case of Ukraine, by Anton Grui. bccprogramme.org/blog/how-effec…

Does bank lending affect young firms differently to the rest of the economy? In this latest BCC blog, Faiçal Belaid finds evidence that bank debt costs impede firms’ performance in their early years... Full post here: bccprogramme.org/blog/the-role-…

"The Covid19 pandemic is causing unprecedented stress on public finances, hitting financial markets and the real economy with potential disruptive effects on public finances in advanced & emerging economies..." - New BCC blog post by Caterina Rho here: bccprogramme.org/blog/a-tale-of…