International meetings on Banknotes and cash cycle

Fight against counterfeiting Joint with BCEAO 

Registration

Dates: 23-26 September 2025
Apply before: By invitation
Language: English and French with simultaneous interpretation 
Location: Paris
Contact: Stéphane GOURDET
E-mail: ibfi_operations@banque-france.fr

Content

The following topics will be covered:

• Procedures, regulations and cooperation frameworks in the fight against counterfeiting
• The French example of cooperation between the central bank and public authorities (Office Central pour la Répression du Faux-Monnayage)
• Developments in counterfeiting techniques
• Suppression of counterfeiting

Our joint BDF-BCEAO ambition is to conclude this meeting with an exchange workshop aimed at drawing up a charter of best practices in the fight against counterfeiting.

Participants

This seminar is intended for central bank managers in charge of the management of counterfeited banknotes.
 

Program