By end September, the use of cryptocurrencies and smart contracts will be widely used in foreign trade with target countries, an Iranian official said.
August 10, 2022A shift away from bank deposits may not occur if banks offer "smooth exchange of CBDC and deposits" and "attractive services related to CBDC".
July 15, 2022The central bank will now collect feedback from the trials, seek to gain public support for the CBDC, refine its technology, and establish regulations for the digital currency.
June 30, 2022NFTs are not suitable for retail investors, due to a lack of regulation, liquidity, and clarity over ownership, the central bank says.
June 22, 2022Myanmar is negotiating the possibility of joining SPFS, an alternative to SWIFT, as well as the use of Russian Mir cards in Asia.
June 22, 2022The HKMA has responded with a 75bp interest rate hike of its own, after intervening overnight to defend the HKD peg to the US dollar.
June 16, 2022Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers suggested that inflation could worsen and more rate hikes could come.
June 9, 2022The RBNZ suggests housing market objectives be excluded from the remit, just a year after it was amended to include house price considerations.
June 6, 2022Phase one of CBDC experimentation was conducted from April 2021 to March 2022. The BOJ tested three CBDC ledger design alternatives.
June 1, 2022The paper explores how CBDCs and stablecoins could impact the interest rate channel, monetary policy and central bank operations.
May 12, 2022