
Central Bank Digital Currency
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19 June, 2022
Nigeria’s eNaira now available via USSD to boost adoption and financial inclusion
The central bank believes that making the eNaira available to feature phone users will boost uptake, although some are skeptical...
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19 June, 2022
Bangladesh exploring CBDC as an alternative to ‘risky’ private digital currencies
Minister of Finance AHM Mustafa Kamal revealed that the primary purpose of the CBDC will be to facilitate virtual transactions...
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15 June, 2022
Reserve Bank of India deputy gov confirms 2023 launch for CBDC
T. Rabi Sankar's statement echoes the RBI's revelation in its annual report released earlier this month, where it said it...
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12 June, 2022
Reserve Bank of India deputy gov tells IMF: CBDCs can kill digital currencies
Speaking at a webinar series organized by the IMF, RBI Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar stated that the Indian central...
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1 June, 2022
Reserve Bank of India lists CBDC introduction as one of major initiatives for 2022-23
In its annual report published recently, the Reserve Bank of India proposed a three-stage "graded approach" to introduce a central...
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26 May, 2022
ECB President Christine Lagarde slams digital currencies while backing CBDCs
Christine Lagarde remarked that digital currencies are highly speculative and very risky assets, but backed that the central bank will...