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Forbes published an interview focused on central bank digital currency (CBDC) with Jamiel Sheikh , CEO of the CBDC Think Tank (CBDCTT). The CBDCTT delivers education, the CBDC Summit in Washington D.C in collaboration with the IMF,  and is expanding into advisory with a number of key clients and central banks.  A key interview takeaway for me was the stressing of the importance of central banks building internal CBDC competencies instead of relying on vendors.

"John Kiff, a senior analyst at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), notes that retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are currently in some stage of research and development at least 52 central banks around the world. In a March webcast sponsored by the Central Bank Digital Currency Think Tank (CBDCTT.com), Kiff said that several major central banks are now deeply involved in CBDC efforts, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank as well as the Bank of England and its counterparts in Japan, Canada, and elsewhere. Moreover, Kiff said the IMF is running a CBDC "technical assistance program" for smaller central banks."

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