Central Banks around the world are grappling with the difficult task of managing excessive inflation while maintaining economic development. In recent times, Central Banks in the European Union (EU) are facing a triple dilemma that demands delicate balancing acts and strategic decisions following persistent high inflation that is threatening to cripple the economy. The Triple Dilemma Carsten Brzeski, the Global Head of Macro at Dutch bank ING, succinctly sums up the challenge facing...
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The first PwC Global CBDC Index is designed to measure a central bank’s level of maturity in deploying their own digital currency. The first PwC Global CBDC Index is designed to measure a central bank’s level of maturity in deploying their own digital currency. It provides a synthetic index, capturing the central banks’ progress, stance on CBDC development and public interest in two distinct use cases – retail and interbank/wholesale. Like...
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