© Reuters. SINGAPORE – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has thrown its weight behind Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), with Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva highlighting their potential to enhance financial inclusion and fintech development. Speaking at a Singapore event, Georgieva underscored that while current adoption levels are low, more than half of the countries worldwide
In a significant move aimed at bolstering the lira, Turkey has increased the cost for banks to provide short-term deposits, a policy change that forms part of a $124 billion government-backed lira savings program. The new regulation was issued by the central bank and published in the Official Gazette on Thursday. Under this new rule,