The Business Times

Barry Eichengreen

Countries such as India have shown that it is possible to provide residents with a unique digital identifier, mandate the banks to provide low-cost, no-frills accounts, and install a system to facilitate interbank transactions through mobile phones.
THE BOTTOM LINE

CBDCs still have not found their raison d’etre

Any problem on payments is better solved through more practical alternatives

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