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Digital pound unlikely to be monetary policy tool – Cunliffe

Digital pound unlikely to be monetary policy tool – Cunliffe

If the Bank of England launches a digital pound it is unlikely to be designed to support monetary transmission, Jon Cunliffe said today (February 28). The deputy governor said the BoE planned not to pay…

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Boston Fed expands programme to get people back into work

Boston Fed expands programme to get people back into work

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is expanding its “re-entry programme”, as the Fed bank looks to help more people back into work – namely into its own ranks. The Boston Fed began the programme,…

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Agent-based models shed light on CBDC dynamics

Agent-based models shed light on CBDC dynamics

Modelling the complex interactions between agents may be essential to understanding how central bank digital currency (CBDC) will impact the economy, new research published by the International Monetary Fund finds. Authors Marco Gross and Elisa…

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Tech could shake up international monetary system – IMF paper

Tech could shake up international monetary system – IMF paper

Changes in the international monetary system have typically been “profound but slow”, research published by the International Monetary Fund says. However, technological shifts could speed up the rate of change in future. Hector Perez-Saiz, Longmei…

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Taliban appoints new governor to Afghan central bank

Taliban appoints new governor to Afghan central bank

Afghanistan’s Taliban has appointed its acting finance minister as central bank governor, Reuters reported on March 22. Hidayatullah Badri took over from Mohammad Idris, who had led Da Afghanistan Bank since the Taliban re-took power in…

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Sweden does not yet need CBDC, inquiry finds

Sweden does not yet need CBDC, inquiry finds

Sweden does not yet need a central bank digital currency (CBDC), a government-appointed investigation said today (March 31). After more than two years’ work, the Payments Investigation presented over 900 pages of analysis to the government.…

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Lagarde slightly injured in car accident

Lagarde slightly injured in car accident

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde was slightly injured in a car accident on March 24. An ECB spokesperson said Lagarde “suffered a very minor injury”. The accident caused no other serious injuries. She was…

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Towards legal CBDCs – Central Banking

Towards legal CBDCs – Central Banking

The Bank of Thailand’s wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) development began with Project Inthanon in 2018. Top executives wanted to better understand how distributed ledger technology (DLT) can be applied to “enhance the efficiency…

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People: January to March 2023

People: January to March 2023

A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months by : Source link

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Islamic banking most at risk of negative CBDC effects

Islamic banking most at risk of negative CBDC effects

An International Monetary Fund working paper finds Islamic banking systems are most vulnerable to possible negative effects of central bank digital currency (CBDC).  CBDCs may affect monetary policy through their effect on money velocity, bank…

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