Template-Type: ReDIF-Book 1.0
Author-Name: Raphael Auer
Author-Name: Codruta Boar
Author-Name: Giulio Cornelli
Author-Name: Jon Frost
Author-Name: Henry Holden
Author-Name: Andreas Wehrli
Title: CBDCs beyond borders: results from a survey of central banks
Provider-Name: Bank for International Settlements
Abstract: Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could ease current frictions in cross-border payments – and particularly so if central banks factor an international dimension into CBDC design from the outset. Based on a survey of 50 central banks in the first quarter of 2021, this paper explores initial thinking on the cross-border use of CBDCs. While most central banks have yet to take a firm decision on issuing a CBDC, the survey responses show a tentative inclination towards allowing use of a future CBDC by tourists and other non-residents domestically. They have a cautious approach to allowing use of a CBDC beyond their own jurisdiction. Concerns about the economic and monetary implications of cross-border CBDC use and about private sector global stablecoins are taken seriously. At the wholesale level, 28% of surveyed central banks are considering options to make CBDCs interoperable by forming multi-CBDC arrangements. This involves arrangements that enhance compatibility, interlink or even integrate multiple CBDCs into a single payments system. Finally, almost 14% of respondents are considering an active role for the central bank in FX conversion.
Creation-Date: 2021-06
Year: 2021
Month: June
File-URL: http://www.bis.org/publ/bppdf/bispap116.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: Full PDF document
File-URL: http://www.bis.org/publ/bppdf/bispap116.htm
File-Format: text/html
ISBN: 978-92-9259-485-5
Number: 116
Handle: RePEc:bis:bisbps:116