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In the Face of Fragility: Central Bank Digital Currencies

January 18, 2023
11:30–12:15 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Over 100 nations are exploring central bank digital currency (CBDC) and each has a different motive for implementation, now exacerbated by geopolitical fragility and financial instability. What can we learn from countries that have implemented CBDC solutions and can they provide resiliency in the face of global risks and the high-inflation, low-growth, high-debt economy? This session is...
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Speakers

LK
Lesetja Kganyago
Governor
South African Reserve Bank (SARB)
NN
Neha Narula
Director, Digital Currency Initiative
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
JP
Javier Pérez-Tasso
Chief Executive Officer
SWIFT
DP
Drew Propson
Head, Technology and Innovation in Financial Services
World Economic Forum
JV
Julio Velarde
Governor
Central Bank of Peru
AY
Amir Yaron
Governor
Central Bank of Israel

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