Central Banks
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Banks in Haiti suspend operations amid mass protests
- September 18, 2022
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The Haitian banking industry association has announced that the country’s commercial banks would close from September 15 amid mass protests. The association said the closure was “for the sake of the security of employees”, according to reports in Haitian and Dominican media. A wave of demonstrations broke out in the country after the Haitian government
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Haiti’s riches lured Wall Street delivering big margins for the institution that ultimately became Citigroup
- June 20, 2022
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During the year 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom. How much it cost them was a mystery, until now.
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Opinion of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti on the project to issue its digital currency (MDBC)
- May 21, 2022
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The Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) informs the public in general, the financial sector and any interested person in particular that within the framework of its project to issue a central bank digital currency (MDBC), no technology provider has been selected to date. In accordance with the legislation on public procurement, BRH is working on the tender documents that should lead to the selection of a technology solution firm. Furthermore, BRH would like to remind the public that it is the only competent authority that can provide information on the different phases of its digital currency project. Port-au-Prince, May 17th, 2022 Jean Baden Dubois, Governor Link to the documents – Notice
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EMTECH and HaitiPay are partnering to prove how CBDC can offer low-cost digital finance to unbanked Haitians
- May 4, 2022
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EMTECH and HaitiPay S.A. are partnering to prove how Fintech applications can use CBDC to offer low-cost digital finance to the unbanked and efficient cross-border payments to all Haitians at home and abroad.
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The Federal Reserve Board has issued a discussion paper that examines the pros and cons of a potential U.S. CBDC.
- March 23, 2022
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This paper examines the pros and cons of a potential U.S. central bank digital currency, or CBDC, and is the first step in a discussion of whether and how a CBDC could improve the safe and efficient domestic payments system. Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation (PDF) invites comment from the public.
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Why Haiti’s central bank is considering a CBDC
- February 27, 2022
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Bank of the Republic of Haiti has join the competition in exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies
- February 25, 2022
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Closing speech delivered by Mr. Jeudy at the launch of the competition on the Digital Gourde The circulation of a Digital Gourde by the Central Bank is part of the extension of actions aimed at supporting and guiding the development of the digital economy in Haiti. The BRH therefore joins the international movement oriented towards the