London, 19 April 2021 - Responding to the government’s announcement of a new Central Bank Digital Currency Taskforce this morning, Simon …
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Sunak urged to stop bankers fuelling climate crisis in Budget
London, 24 February 2021 Rishi Sunak should use his upcoming Budget to enable the Bank of England to shift billions of pounds away from …
Bank of England falling behind on climate leadership – Positive Money response
London, 11th December 2020 Below is comment from Positive Money on the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey’s comments on climate …
More private debt isn’t the solution, this crisis calls for bold measures
Coordination between the Treasury and the Bank of England is welcome, but in the midst of a crisis, more private debt is not the answer. The …
PRESS RELEASE: Bank of England recognises opportunities for digital cash
London, 12 March 2020 - The Bank of England has today published a discussion paper which recognises the benefits of a central bank digital …
Poll shows central banks most trusted for digital currencies: Positive Money response
Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money, has welcomed an OMFIF/Ipsos MORI survey published today which found that central banks are …
Mark Carney: “There will be a change” in “unsustainable” monetary system
Bank of England governor foresees monetary reform and puts forward Positive Money proposal as possible solution In August the outgoing …
What will the future of money look like?
At the conference “The Future of Money – Central Bank Digital Currency and Beyond” on June 15 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden, the concept of …
Facebook’s digital currency is not the solution: Positive Money comment
Responding to the announcement of Libra, Facebook’s plans for a digital currency in partnership with companies including Visa and …