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Central bank digital currencies for emerging market economies

Type
Speech
Subtype
BIS management speech
Date delivered
18 April 2022
Presentation by Mr Alexandre Tombini, Chief Representative for the Americas, Bank for International Settlements, at the American Enterprise Institute, Washington DC, 18 April 2022.

My talk today

  • Motivations for issuing CBDCs based on a BIS survey
  • Potential benefits of CBDCs for LAC economies vs costs and risks
  • Main takeaways
The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of the BIS or its member institutions.