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Can BRICS Dethrone World Bank and IMF? Why Cuba Is Betting on Its Growing Dominance

Can BRICS Dethrone World Bank and IMF? Why Cuba Is Betting on Its Growing DominanceBRICS is emerging as a potential alternative to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), challenging the dominance of Western-led financial institutions, according to Cuba’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. With major economies like China and Russia among its members, BRICS offers developing nations more favorable financial terms. Countries such as Cuba and […]

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Global Debt Will Shatter $100,000,000,000,000 This Year As Governments Prepare To Increase Spending, Warns IMF

Global Debt Will Shatter 0,000,000,000,000 This Year As Governments Prepare To Increase Spending, Warns IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is sounding the alarm on skyrocketing levels of debt held by governments around the world. In its newest Fiscal Monitor Report, the IMF says global debt is expected to surpass $100 trillion by the end of the year. That’s up from $97 trillion a year ago, with the United States […]

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BRICS Bank Offers Zimbabwe Escape From IMF Debt Traps, Says Professor

BRICS Bank Offers Zimbabwe Escape From IMF Debt Traps, Says ProfessorA Zimbabwean professor has highlighted the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) as a crucial alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), offering better financial terms to developing nations. He emphasized the NDB’s role in helping countries like Zimbabwe escape debt cycles and discussed the introduction of Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), a currency backed by mineral wealth, […]

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IMF Recommends El Salvador Narrow the Scope of the Country’s Bitcoin Law, Limit Public Sector Exposure to BTC

IMF Recommends El Salvador Narrow the Scope of the Country’s Bitcoin Law, Limit Public Sector Exposure to BTC

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised El Salvador to reform the country’s rules on Bitcoin (BTC) as an official currency. During a press briefing, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack says the agency is in ongoing engagement with El Salvador on policies that can boost productivity and economic governance.  She says the talks include issues stemming […]

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IMF Urges El Salvador to Tighten Bitcoin Law and Strengthen Oversight

IMF Urges El Salvador to Tighten Bitcoin Law and Strengthen OversightThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised El Salvador to narrow the scope of its bitcoin law, strengthen regulation and oversight of the cryptocurrency, and limit public sector exposure. The IMF remains engaged with the country to support reforms and ensure bitcoin adoption does not threaten financial stability. IMF Urges El Salvador to Tackle Bitcoin […]

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JPMorgan: Gold and Bitcoin Surge as Debasement Trade Gains Momentum

JPMorgan: Gold and Bitcoin Surge as Debasement Trade Gains MomentumGlobal investment bank JPMorgan’s analysts have highlighted the growing impact of the “debasement trade” in boosting gold and bitcoin prices. Gold’s rise is linked to inflation, geopolitical instability, and waning trust in fiat currencies. Both institutional and retail investors are viewing gold and bitcoin as safe havens amid global economic uncertainty, with future trends depending […]

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IMF staff propose REDI framework to catalyze CBDC adoption

IMF staff members have introduced a high-level four-stage framework emphasizing regulation, education, design and incentives to enhance CBDC adoption.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff members have issued a guide for policymakers and banking institutions on ways to increase the uptake of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) globally.

The IMF issued the “Central Bank Digital Currency Adoption Inclusive Strategies for Intermediaries and Users” paper on Sept. 21. The paper recommended implementing inclusive strategies for intermediaries and end-users. It introduced a high-level framework for regulation, education, design and deployment and incentives (REDI) to help spur CBDC adoption. 

According to the IMF staff members, successful CBDC adoption will require proactive strategic policy and design choices that benefit end-users and intermediaries. Therefore, they urged central banks to focus on stakeholder engagement.

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Bukele States Bitcoin Was an Effective Rebranding Tool for El Salvador

Bukele States Bitcoin Was an Effective Rebranding Tool for El SalvadorPresident Nayib Bukele pondered how El Salvador adopted the bitcoin banner and evaluated how it has fared for the country so far. In a recent interview given to Time magazine, Bukele admits that while Bitcoin adoption has not grown as he expected, adopting bitcoin as a legal tender worked as a rebranding for the nation. […]

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Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Bitcoin’s Allure Might Help Bukele Reactivate the Country’s Economy

Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Bitcoin’s Allure Might Help Bukele Reactivate the Country’s EconomyWelcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news from last week. In this edition, we discuss the possibilities of making Bitcoin an important part of the proposed economic overhaul plan of El Salvador. Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Might Benefit Putting Bitcoin at the Center of […]

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