During her opening speech at the Singapore FinTech Festival, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva emphasized the need for the public sector to be prepared for the deployment of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and related payment platforms in the future. Georgieva expressed optimism about the global implementation of CBDCs, stating that about 60 percent of countries are currently exploring them in some form. She believes that CBDCs can replace cash, provide resilience in advanced economies, and improve financial inclusion for underbanked communities. Georgieva also highlighted the importance of technological infrastructure, personal data protection, and the potential role of artificial intelligence in enhancing national digital currencies. She emphasized the need for CBDCs to facilitate cross-border payments, which are currently expensive, slow, and limited in availability. The IMF has been actively analyzing necessary crypto regulations and proposed a crypto-risk assessment matrix for countries to identify potential risks in the sector. The IMF’s CBDC virtual handbook and the role of the Bank for International Settlements in digital money experiments were also mentioned. The IMF’s Synthesis paper, prepared jointly with the Bank for International Settlements, was unanimously adopted by the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Communique in October.

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