{"id":15436,"date":"2020-10-19T13:34:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T13:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=15436"},"modified":"2020-10-19T13:34:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T13:34:20","slug":"kazakhstan-working-on-a-digital-version-of-its-national-currency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/kazakhstan-working-on-a-digital-version-of-its-national-currency\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan working on a digital version of its national currency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Bank of Kazakhstan has announced that it is working on creating a digital version of its national currency. As part of the first step towards this aim, the National Bank is in the process of analyzing similar projects in other countries, especially China and Sweden. Specifically, they are studying how the introduction of a digital national currency impacts monetary policies as well as what technological, infrastructure and legislative support is required. The National Bank is also working to understand how a digital currency is likely to be used in the country (i.e. for retail settlements, for interbank settlements or both). <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-15436 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='5 Central and Eastern European FinTech trends expected in the next 2 years'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/5-central-and-eastern-european-fintech-trends-expected-in-the-next-2-years\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/5-central-and-eastern-european-fintech-trends-expected-in-the-next-2-years-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-12125\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-12125'>\n\t\t\t\t5 Central and Eastern European FinTech trends expected in the next 2 years\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='The Brexit effect on FinTech in the United Kingdom'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/the-brexit-effect-on-fintech-in-the-united-kingdom\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/the-brexit-effect-on-fintech-in-the-united-kingdom-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-12502\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-12502'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Brexit effect on FinTech in the United Kingdom\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Airfox using blockchain technology to replace banks in emerging markets'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/airfox-using-blocking-technology-to-replace-banks-in-emerging-markets\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/51072-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-8862\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-8862'>\n\t\t\t\tAirfox using blockchain technology to replace banks in emerging markets\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Bank of Kazakhstan has announced that it is working on creating a digital version of its national currency. As part of the first step towards this aim, the National Bank is in the process of analyzing similar projects in other countries, especially China and Sweden. 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