From that, it is easy to see how a CBDC could be used as another tool in the kitbag of an authoritarian government. Digital currency plans in the UK and the Eurozone incorporate meaningful checks ...

Further, CBDC discussions at high political and corporate ... “2030 Agenda,” and related Sustainable Development Goals. Some ...

India's Reserve Bank deputy governor has revealed that transaction volumes using the nation's central bank digital currency (CBDC) have trended downwards since December 2023 – and may even have ...

The CBUAE has unveiled a new symbol for the UAE's national currency, the Dirham, along with the announcement of the Digital ...

The Bank of Israel released a preliminary design proposal for a digital shekel (DS), Israel’s potential central bank digital currency (CBDC), despite no solid intent as yet for an official launch.

A central bank digital currency, or CBDC, is a digital version of a region’s fiat currency, put out by the region’s monetary authority. CBDCs gained a significant spotlight in 2020 ...

The Bank of Israel has put forward a possible design for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) should the decision be made to introduce one in the future. The central bank described the proposed ...

CBDCs or central bank digital currencies are increasingly being studied by entities such as the Bank of Canada for their ...

"The BOT will assess the benefits and associated risks from the Pilot to formulate related policies and improve the CBDC design in the future." The country's goal with this move is to assess how ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) proposed a framework called “REDI” to deploy CBDCs and steps to promote the adoption of CBDCs. The international financial agency emphasised that raising ...

The Bank of Korea has announced that it will hold trials for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project from April to June. The bank said the pilot project referred to as “Hangang" will involve ...