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IMF Director Urges Institutions to Look Toward CBDCs, Highlights Cross-border Utility
15.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Kristina Blokhin The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has publicly praised the deployment of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) by more countries. Speaking at the Singapore FinTech Festival, on the theme “Financial Inclusion...
Central Bank Digital Currencies Can Replace Cash, Offer Resilience: IMF Chief
15.11.2023
The public sector should continue to prepare for CBDC deployment, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said
IMF head: CBDCs can replace cash, help financial inclusion
15.11.2023
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva urged the public sector to “keep preparing to deploy” central bank digital currencies
IMF director urges ‘financial inclusion’ via digitalization
18.10.2023
IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva says digitalization is “the most important way” to scale up financial inclusion
IMF Boss Kristalina Georgieva Calls to Accelerate ‘Financial Inclusion’ Through Digitalization
18.10.2023
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has argued that digitalization could help to scale up “financial inclusion.” During a keynote, Georgieva stated that digitalization worked well in this sense and called for an extension of initiatives...
Saudi Central Bank Calls IMF for “Good Supervision” of Crypto Activities
16.10.2023
Ayman Alsayari, Governor of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), has warned against the potential dangers and risks of cryptocurrencies and their brokers.
Addressing at a session on the global economy and crypto assets at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting in Morocco...
G20 adopts IMF-FSB Synthesis paper on crypto regulation
13.10.2023
The Group of Twenty accepted the regulatory roadmap proposed in a joint Synthesis paper of the International Monetary Fund and the Financial Stability Board in September
CBDC lays foundation for new global monetary system: French Central Bank
4.10.2023
First Deputy Governor at Banque de France calls the central bank digital currency “the catalyst for improving cross-border payments."
IMF Proposes Crypto Risk Assessment Matrix for Macrofinancial Impact on Countries
2.10.2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a working paper that highlights risk management strategies and policy changes for regulators.
The paper titled, “Assessing Macrofinancial Risks from Crypto Assets” released on Sept 29 proposes a crypto-risk assessment matrix (C-RAM) for risk-prone...
IMF working paper proposes country-level assessment matrix for crypto risks
2.10.2023
The matrix aims to identify potential risks associated with the crypto space and policy responses for regulators
IMF Publications’ Report Highlights Growing Risks of Generative AI in Financial Sector
12.9.2023
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its expansion into the finance sector, a new report published on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Publications web portal cautions about risks associated with the latest AI capabilities in the financial world. The Rise of Thinking Machines: Report...
IMF and FSB Release ‘Policies for Crypto Assets’ at G20 Request
9.9.2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) have published their synthesis paper titled “Policies for Crypto Assets,” which was developed at the request of the Indian G20 Presidency. The global organizations “have set out a roadmap to ensure effective...
Today in Crypto: Coinbase is in 'Final Stages of Selecting Its EU Hub Location', Six Projects Get Investments from Base Ecosystem Fund, LBRY Appeals SEC-related Court Decision
8.9.2023
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Today in Crypto: 80 Massive Crypto Influencers Removed From Weibo, IMF and FSB Jointly Publish Crypto Policy Recommendations, DFINITY Foundation Partners with Lugano
7.9.2023
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IMF, FSB release joint policy recommendations for crypto assets
7.9.2023
The policy paper includes recommendations for regulating activities related to stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi)
Blanket Crypto Bans Won’t Work, Joint IMF, FSB Paper Warns
7.9.2023
The global standard-setters instead suggest targeted restrictions when necessary, and urges jurisdictions to strengthen monetary policy frameworks
Global Standard Setters to Deliver Global Crypto Policy Roadmap
5.9.2023
The Financial Stability Board and the International Monetary Fund are set to deliver a paper calling for global coordination on crypto policy at this weekend's G20 summit
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Calls for Reform of ‘Outdated, Dysfunctional, and Unfair’ Global Financial Architecture
28.8.2023
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations (U.N.), has noted changes that need to happen with today’s financial institutions to fit into the current multilateral world. During the recent BRICS leaders summit, Guterres said that the current “outdated, dysfunctional,...
Local Currencies Are Not Alternatives to the Dollar but the System, BRICS Bank Chair Says
23.8.2023
The development bank founded by the BRICS bloc of emerging economies aims to promote a multipolar financial system, its head, Dilma Rousseff, has indicated. As part of these efforts, the institution seeks to expand lending in local currencies, those of member states in particular, such the South...
Latam Insights — Javier Milei’s Victory Divides Argentina; Bitso Launches Cross-Border Institutional Payment Service
21.8.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Javier Milei’s victory in Argentina causes a devaluation maelstrom, and Bitso launches a cross-border institutional payments service. Javier...