The G20 has made enhan­cing cross-bor­der pay­ments a prio­ri­ty and endor­sed a com­pre­hen­si­ve pro­gram­me to address the key chal­lenges. Fas­ter, che­a­per, more trans­pa­rent and more inclu­si­ve cross-bor­der pay­ment ser­vices would deli­ver wide­spread bene­fits for citi­zens and eco­no­mies world­wi­de, sup­port­ing eco­no­mic growth, inter­na­tio­nal trade, glo­bal deve­lo­p­ment and finan­cial inclu­si­on. To that end, this report takes stock of the inter­na­tio­nal dimen­si­on of cen­tral bank digi­tal cur­ren­cy (CBDC, see glos­sa­ry) pro­jects and the ext­ent to which they could be used for cross-bor­der pay­ments. The report also inves­ti­ga­tes pos­si­ble macro-finan­cial impli­ca­ti­ons asso­cia­ted with the cross-bor­der use of CBDCs. The ana­ly­sis does not imply that cen­tral banks men­tio­ned in this report have rea­ched a decis­i­on about issu­an­ce of a CBDC. …

Quel­le /​ Link: Cen­tral bank digi­tal cur­ren­ci­es for cross-bor­der payments