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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 speeches (274)

All videos (24)

Video 25 Oct 2020
CBDCs mean evolution, not revolution
Benoît Cœuré discusses the potential development of central bank digital currencies.
Video 19 Oct 2020
Central banks, CBDCs and cryptoeconomics (panel session 5)
Benoît Cœuré takes part in a panel discussion on CBDCs, comparing and contrasting approaches, and where projects are…
Video 19 Oct 2020
Central bank digital currencies: foundational principles and core features
Benoît Cœuré discusses the foundational principles and core features of potential central bank digital currencies.
Video 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…
Video 9 Oct 2020
Media briefing for report: Central bank digital currencies: foundatoinal principles and core features
Benoît Cœuré and Sir Jon Cunliffe, co-chairs of a central bank working group, host a media briefing on the report, Central…
Video 3 Sep 2020
Assessing European and international financial systems
Benoît Cœuré discusses risks to the international monetary and financial system amid the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Video 23 Jun 2020
Central banks and payments in the digital era: media briefing on Chapter III of the Annual Economic Report 2020
Shin and Cœuré brief the media on the main messages of the special chapter of the Annual Economic Report.
Video 30 Jan 2020
BIS's Cœuré on artificial intelligence and finance
In a panel organised by the Bank of France as part of the event "La Nuit des Idées", Cœuré talks about artificial intelligence…
Video 23 Jan 2020
Creating a Credible and Trusted Digital Currency
Cœuré argues that the discussion about central banks issuing digital currencies is not primarily about technology but meeting…

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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