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Benoît C Cœuré

Former Head of the BIS Innovation Hub

Benoît Cœuré was appointed Head of the BIS Innovation Hub in 2020. He is a member of the Bank's Executive Committee. Previously, he was a member of the ECB's Executive Board. From 2013 to 2019, he chaired the BIS's Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures. Prior to joining the ECB, he served in various positions at the French Treasury and the French debt management office. Between 2007 and 2009, he was France's Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Trade and Development, co-chair of the Paris Club, and G8 and G20 Finance Sous-Sherpa for France. From 2009 to 2011, he was Deputy Director General and Chief Economist at the French Treasury. Mr Cœuré is a graduate of the École Polytechnique in Paris. He holds an advanced degree in Statistics and Economic Policy from the École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économique (ENSAE), and a bachelor's degree in Japanese. He has authored articles and books on economic policy, the international monetary system and the economics of European integration.

All external publications (21)

All videos (24)

Video 22 Jan 2020
BIS's Coeure on innovation and digital currencies
In the interview with Francine Lacqua and Tom Keene, Cœuré says improving cross-border payments is an urgent priority for…
Video 10 May 2019
How to strengthen international cooperation for cyber security?
Coeuré (7:08:15) and Carstens (7:24:42) outline the current state of international cooperation in the area of cyber security,…
Video 12 Mar 2018
Central bank digital currencies
Cœuré and Loh answer questions about the CPMI/Markets Committee report Central bank digital currencies
Video 28 Sep 2017
Reducing the risk of wholesale payments fraud related to endpoint security
Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures Chairman Benoît Cœuré explains the committee's proposals to improve the…
Video 10 Oct 2015
Revisiting monetary policy frameworks - monetary policy and financial stability
In his panel remarks, Jaime Caruana argues that the principle of separation of monetary policy and macroprudential policy,…
Video 30 Jun 2015
CPMI 25th Anniversary Conference opening remarks
In his speech marking the 25th anniversary of the CPMI, its chairman reflects on the past, present and future of this global…

All podcasts (2)

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Podcast 23 Jun 2021
CBDCs - an opportunity for the monetary system
Benoit Coeuré and Hyun Song Shin discuss Chapter 3 of the Annual Economic Report on CBDCs and how the BIS sees them best…
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Podcast 9 Oct 2020
Central bank digital currencies: foundational principles and core features
Benoît Cœuré and Sir Jon Cunliffe, co-chairs of a central bank working group, discuss the report, Central Bank digital…
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