CBDC Article Series - Russian Digital Ruble Effort
by Juan Gutierrez on Oct 31, 2022 10:30:00 AM
1. Objective The objective of this paper is to summarize Russia’s CBDC efforts and identify aspects that could be relevant for the digital euro project. Perhaps more than any other CBDC pilot, there is significant interest regarding if and how a CBDC could help Russia’s stated goals t …
CBDC Article Series - CBDCs go live - Bahamas, ECCU and Nigeria
by Juan Gutierrez and Marlene Marz on Oct 24, 2022 10:15:00 AM
Introduction According to the “Atlantic council CBDC tracker”, approximately 87 countries, representing over 90 percent of global GDP, are exploring CBDCs (Atlantic Council 2022). However, compared to the number of central banks researching this topic, very few have fully launched a C …
Article Series - CBDC pilots and research, lessons for the digital euro
by Juan Gutierrez and Thomas Haas on Sep 19, 2022 10:30:00 AM
Introduction Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have evolved in just a few years from a purely academic discussion to an intense debate among central banks around the world about the future of public and private digital money. As of 2022, most central banks are at least conductin …