The Bank of the Republic of Burundi is holding a high-level workshop for 25 supervisors focused on strengthening the resilience of Burundi’s financial system, alongside plans to reinforce its macroprudential framework and establish a crisis prevention and management regime aligned with international standards and East African Community convergence criteria. Led by Said Draoui, a banking supervision and crisis management expert from the Central Bank of Morocco, the initiative centres on a macroprudential approach designed to identify, monitor and mitigate systemic risks through two complementary lenses. The cyclical dimension targets risk build-up over time, including excessive credit growth, asset price bubbles and over-indebtedness, while the intersectoral dimension examines contagion channels and interdependencies across financial institutions to limit shock transmission. In parallel, the crisis management framework is intended to anticipate and respond to potential failures of financial institutions, contain contagion, protect the real economy during major disruptions and minimise reliance on public support. The workshop runs from 18 to 30 August 2025.
Bank of the Republic of Burundi 2025-08-28
Bank of the Republic of Burundi runs high-level training for 25 supervisors to build macroprudential and crisis management frameworks
The Bank of the Republic of Burundi is holding a workshop to enhance financial system resilience by reinforcing its macroprudential framework and establishing a crisis prevention regime. Led by Said Draoui from the Central Bank of Morocco, the initiative focuses on identifying and mitigating systemic risks through cyclical and intersectoral dimensions. The crisis management framework aims to anticipate financial institution failures and protect the economy during disruptions.