{"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='BLender secures E-Money license in Lithuania, paving way to Europe'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/blender-secures-e-money-license-in-lithuania-paving-way-to-europe\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/C6RQgTVUoAAkiMf-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-7574\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-7574'>\n\t\t\t\tBLender secures E-Money license in Lithuania, paving way to Europe\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='The State of Kazakhstan\u2019s Digital Tenge'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/the-state-of-kazakhstan-s-digital-tenge\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ed98ba76-87cc-5293-be98-4102aa1797971-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-16472\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-16472'>\n\t\t\t\tThe State of Kazakhstan\u2019s Digital Tenge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='MasterCard and IBM create Truata, an independent data trust'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/mastercard-and-ibm-create-truata-an-independent-data-trust\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/future-abstract-technology-background_1406-110-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-9282\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-9282'>\n\t\t\t\tMasterCard and IBM create Truata, an independent data trust\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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