Central bank digital currency could help in crises like covid pandemic, allowing ‘helicopter money’ and a means of ‘disciplining’ …
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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 …
A reformed appointment process of the IMF director won’t cut it, the whole institution needs an overhaul
The EU’s finance ministers recently voted for Kristalina Georgieva, the Chief Executive of the World Bank, to take on the top job at the …
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 …
How Positive Money inspired me to set up a national mutual credit system
This blog is a guest post by Dave Darby of Lowimpact.org, and does not necessarily reflect the views of Positive Money. I often trawl the …
The Future of Money Conference in Frankfurt
On November 24th, Positive Money had the pleasure to attend The Future of Money conference that took place at the Frankfurt School …
New Bank of England research adds to the case against loanable funds
Understanding banks hasn’t always caused such difficulty for economists. In the first half of the twentieth century, theorists like Joseph …