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The first phase of tests for use of the digital yuan across borders has been successful, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has said.

Swift plans new CBDC trials for members across traditional payment rails

Speech by Mr Per Callesen, Governor of the National Bank of Denmark, at the Europa Think Tank's webinar on the digital euro, 23 April 2021.

The Bank of Israel is accelerating its CBDC research.

Central bank has been exploring pros and cons of issuing a digital shekel since 2017

Speech by Ms Ida Wolden Bache, Deputy Governor of Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), Oslo, 11 May 2021.

The bank has been exploring the introduction of a CBDC since 2017.

Use of cash falling rapidly, as Norges Bank studies options to issue a CBDC

China’s e-payment giant will allow some users to link their accounts to the country’s digital yuan app.

CBDCs: Chinese banks introduce central bank digital currency hardware prototypes for multiple applications.

Central bank says it will issue token-based prototype to lenders

Kazakhstan is advancing its digital tenge project with a use case design and stakeholder consultation.

The National Bank of Georgia believes that the CBDCs have become essential for the financial ecosystem to improve financial inclusion and enhance domestic payment systems.

The potential national digital currency in Kazakhstan is not intended to replace either cash or cashless payments, the central bank stressed.

Georgia's central bank has invited fintech firms and others to participate in the CBDC project.