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אמיר ירון נגיד בנק ישראל

Israel central bank still unsure about launching CBDC

13.09.23|Reuters

“Whether or not we will issue a digital shekel is still an open question, as it is in most if not all other advanced economies,” said Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron at a conference on digital currencies

Martin Bartlam DLA Piper

Should Israel be at the forefront when it comes to the adoption of digital currency solutions?

07.06.21|Martin Bartlam

Central banks around the world are coming forward with papers to say they are looking at the possibility of Central Bank Digital Currencies (“CBDC”) and the Bank of Israel Steering Committee came out with its paper last month on the potential for issuance of a digital shekel. Here we look at the implications of CBDC for the Israeli economy.