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Lagarde Says Her ‘Hunch’ Is That ECB Will Adopt Digital Currency
Bloomberg | Alexander Weber | Nov 13, 2020
European Central Bank
President Christine Lagarde signaled that her institution could create a digital currency within years in what would be a dramatic change to the euro zone’s financial sector.
“My hunch is that it will come,” Lagarde said Thursday during a virtual panel discussion hosted by the ECB. “If it’s cheaper, faster, more secure for the users then we should explore it. If it’s going to contribute to a better monetary sovereignty, a better autonomy for the euro area, I think we should explore it.”
The president said it might be two to four years before the project could be launched as it addresses concerns over money laundering, privacy, and the technology involved.
See: China’s digital currency app looks like Alipay and WeChat Pay
That’s still fast compared to its peers. On the same panel, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey reiterated their caution. Powell said the Fed will “carefully and thoughtfully” review the issue, and Bailey said there’s a “lot of hard work to think through the implications.”
China is also advance with plans for a central-bank digital currency.
“We’re not racing to be first,” Lagarde said. “We are moving ahead diligently, not incautiously. We will be prudent.”
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