In recent years, a new form of digital money has been gaining serious attention across the globe — Central Bank Digital Currencies, or CBDCs. These are government-backed digital versions of a country’s official currency. Unlike traditional cryptocurrencies, CBDCs are controlled and issued by central banks, making them a hybrid of traditional money and digital innovation.The rise of CBDCs is not just a technological development. It marks a potential turning point in how money functions in the modern economy, especially in relation to the crypto market. As more countries test or...
Banks, non-bank lenders and financial institutions may get to invest up to 10% in the corpus of alternate investment fund (AIF) schemes, in a relief for the sector that faced a central bank clampdown in December, 2023. There will be no restriction on regulated entities (REs) such as banks for investing up to 5% in the AIF scheme's corpus, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed on Monday. However, if the AIF scheme invests in a company that has borrowed from the bank, then the RE must make full provision to...
* Taiwan dollar rises 1.6% for week * Taiwan central bank to hold rates in 2025 - economist * Bank of Thailand eyed to further ease rates By Rishav Chatterjee May 2 (Reuters) - The Taiwan dollar reached a seven-month peak on Friday after the country lifted its annual growth forecasts, while most Asian currencies rose as hopes of easing U.S.-Sino trade tensions helped risk sentiment across emerging markets. Taiwan's currency rose 2% to its highest since October 1, 2024 and is set to log a weekly gain of 1.6%....