Peru considering CBDC to improvement payment system: Former IMF adviser

The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (CRBP) has published a paper that it said will be the first in a series to examine the need, design and timing of a Peruvian central bank digital currency (CBDC), John Kiff, research director at the Sovereign Official Digital Association (SODA), reported. The report concentrates on issues relating to a retail CBDC.