Following warnings from the IMF, the government of the Marshall Islands continued to launch a universal basic income program ...

The findings show that cryptocurrency adoption has become a decisive global catalyst. The effect is especially strong in ...

How would CBDC affect competition in the payments market? If introduced, CBDC can serve as a payment instrument, expanding end users’ transaction choices, and as a platform infrastructure, broadening ...

The ECB advances a digital euro with efficiency, sovereignty, trust and inclusion goals as global CBDCs show slow adoption.

What lessons emerge from payment resilience in Fragile and Conflict-affected States (FCS) and how could they be applied to CBDC? This chapter explores how FCS can strengthen the resilience of their ...

The UAE represented by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the ...

The IMF’s Fintech Note warns that retail central bank digital currencies could either strengthen or undermine global financial integrity, depending on their design and the strength of countries’ ...

The UAE government has conducted its first national transaction using the Digital Dirham, the nation’s central bank digital ...

Across jurisdictions, governments are struggling to rein in a volatile industry worth more than $3 trillion, leading to ...

By: CHADY EL KHOURY is a deputy division chief in the IMF’s Legal Department. The Department of Justice in June announced the ...