News & commentary
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How to reset UK fiscal policy after the retreat on benefit reform
Credibility will be key to ensuring market confidence
| By Peter Sedgwick
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CBDCs present new opportunities for handling disputes and fraud
Potential designs may involve intermediaries in new and different ways
African markets build resilience in a challenging environment
Absa Africa Financial Markets Index shows improving market infrastructure in majority of countries in the region
Digital lending critical to reimagining MSME financing in the Philippines
New types of finance can strengthen small Filipino businesses following the pandemic
What the Ethereum merge means for crypto institutions
Network now more scalable and energy efficient
Major central banks cool on retail CBDC
Amid urgent financial stability issues, digital fiat currency seen as a distraction
Financial inclusion may be beyond the reach of CBDC
Deep-rooted social issues need to be addressed first
Blockchain could bring a revolution in public financial management
Digital technology can reduce costs and increase impact of public spending
Crypto market can learn lessons from traditional risk management
Market falls and bankruptcies have provoked regulators to look at risks coming from decentralised finance
Public asset owners will undergo radical transformation
Sustainability, digitalisation and data driving demand for change
Equivalency pivotal issue in debate over future of central bank money
Digital cash and CBDCs diverge on key characteristics
Think twice about copying Russia’s national payments strategy
National services will find it hard to complete with established players
Cracking down on the gamification of finance
Companies like Robinhood under pressure to curtail conflicts of interest
Crypto crash has positive long-term implications
Leading digital entrepreneur says current issues can make market stronger
