(PHOTO: BLACKDOVFX/ISTOCK BY GETTY IMAGES) June 23, 2022/IMFBlog By Habtamu Fuje, Saad Quayyum and Franck Ouattara Several sub-Saharan African central banks are exploring or in the pilot phase of a digital currency, following Nigeria’s October introduction of e-Naira. Nigeria was the second country after the Bahamas to roll out a CBDC. CBDCs are digital versions […]
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The Most Googled Questions about Crypto, Revealed
June 23, 2022/CryptoWallet.com By Fran Mariutti “What is crypto” is by far the most googled question about cryptocurrency Interest on how to buy crypto comes after Other common curiosities concern crypto mining and why the crypto market has been crashing “What is cryptocurrency/crypto” is the most googled question regarding crypto, […]
From 1980s Debt Crisis to Crypto Era, Financial Stability Monitoring is Always Evolving
(Image: IMF/Rose Kouwenhoven) June 22, 2022/IMFBlog By Tobias Adrian, Fabio Natalucci and Mahvash S. Qureshi The IMF’s Global Financial Stability Report, introduced in 2002, was a step toward a more comprehensive assessment of risks in financial markets and cross-border capital flows. Twenty years ago, the IMF released its inaugural Global […]
