{"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='BFC FinTech Monitor 12th \u2013 19th'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-12th-19th\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/25dcc57f-0ad8-4cfd-bbb0-9ed562c92c4c1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15066\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15066'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor 12th \u2013 19th\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='Open API program to push Kazakhstan toward universal internet banking'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/open-api-program-to-push-kazakhstan-toward-universal-internet-banking\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/open-api-program-to-push-kazakhstan-toward-universal-internet-banking-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-12840\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-12840'>\n\t\t\t\tOpen API program to push Kazakhstan toward universal internet banking\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='More than 100 programmers participate in Fintechstars hackathon held in Almaty'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/more-than-100-programmers-participate-in-fintechstars-hackathon-held-in-almaty\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/network-connection-concept_1134-46-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-8592\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-8592'>\n\t\t\t\tMore than 100 programmers participate in Fintechstars hackathon held in Almaty\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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