IMF recommends CBDC and global crypto standards for financial stability
The fresh policies recommended by the IMF aim to curb down the financial risks associated with global crypto adoption. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a set of actionable policies for the emerging markets and developing economies to ensure financial stability amid global crypto adoption. The IMF believes in the potential of crypto assets as a tool for faster and cheaper cross-border payments, citing the dramatic increase in the value of the crypto markets despite the bearish trends from May 2021. The report attributes high returns, transaction costs and speed and reduced....
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that the recently launched Nigerian central bank digital currency (CBDC) is attracting interest from many institutions globally, including central banks. Still, the fund warns that the CBDC carries risks for monetary policy implementation, cyber security, operational resilience, and financial integrity and stability. CBDC Attracting Interest In its latest country focus report authored by economist Jack Ree, the IMF explains why Nigeria’s new CBDC has drawn substantial interest from the outside world and from central banks in....
Access to CBDCs reduces banks’ need to insure against liquidity risks and gives policymakers greater information about trouble in the financial system, according to the study. The introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) may increase the stability of a banking system, according to a paper released Tuesday by the United States Treasury Office of Financial Research. This finding counters concerns that a CBDC may encourage runs on weaker banks. According to the July 12 paper, researchers often claim that the public may in times of financial stress “pull funds out of banks and....
According to British lawmakers, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is likely to raise the cost of borrowing while hurting financial stability. They insist the touted potential advantages of a digital pound are being overstated.
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British lawmakers have said the use of a central bank digital currency when making regular payments could potentially hurt financial stability and raise the cost of borrowing, a report has said. In addition, they insist the increasing use of the CBDC could also enable the central bank to monitor spending and therefore erode....
The results of a new study from the Bank of Thailand point to three key considerations for making sure a retail central bank digital currency doesn't adversely impact financial stability. The Bank of Thailand has published the results of a new study into how to manage the implications of issuing a retail central bank digital currency (CDBC) for the country’s financial sector.As distinct from a wholesale CBDC, which is limited to use by financial institutions and intermediaries, a retail CBDC is widely available for use by the general public. The Bank of Thailand, like many other central....
Australia’s standards authority, Standards Australia, has asked the International Standards Organisation, commonly known as ISO, to commence work on setting global standards for blockchain technologies. Geneva-based ISO, the international standard-setting body that is widely recognized as the foremost global standards authority is being called by its Australian member to set up global standards for blockchain, the technology that underpins Bitcoin. Standards Australia is one of over 160 national standards organizations that the ISO recognizes as members and representatives from around the....