
Central Bank Digital Currency in the Post COVID-19 Monetary Environment
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21.10.2020
- 21.10.2020
12:00 Noon - 1:00pm GMT+3 - Reserve Your Spot
Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) cordially invites you to attend its upcoming webinar, entitled: ‘Central Bank Digital Currency: Key developments and relevance in post COVID-19 monetary environment’, organised in collaboration with PwC.
The Chinese central bank started trials with digital currency in April. Bank of Japan also announced it would step up research into the topic. The European Central Bank launched a public consultation earlier October on the possible issuance of a “digital euro”. With the accelerated digitisation of commerce, trade, government, health care and financial services in the backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak, the topic will no doubt become more relevant moving forward.
Programme
Kerry HoldingsProfessor at the University of Hong Kong
Head Strategic Regulatory & Sustainability Services, Legal, PwC Switzerland
Managing Director, World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC)
The Chinese central bank started trials with digital currency in April. Bank of Japan also announced it would step up research into the topic. The European Central Bank launched a public consultation earlier October on the possible issuance of a “digital euro”. With the accelerated digitisation of commerce, trade, government, health care and financial services in the backdrop of the COVID-19 outbreak, the topic will no doubt become more relevant moving forward.
Programme
12:00 pm
Opening Remarks
Henk Jan Hoogendoorn Managing Director, Financial Sector Office, Qatar Financial Centre12:05 pm
Central Bank Considerations on Digital Currency
Klaus Loeber Head of the Oversight Division, European Central Bank12:20 pm
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Building Better Monetary and Payment Systems
Douglas ArnerKerry HoldingsProfessor at the University of Hong Kong
12:35 pm
Central Bank Digital Currency, Benefits and Drawbacks
Dr. Antonios KoumbarakisHead Strategic Regulatory & Sustainability Services, Legal, PwC Switzerland
12:50 pm
Q&As
Moderated by Jiazhong Wang Vice President-Financial Services Asia Market, Financial Sector Office, Qatar Financial Centre13:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Dr. Jochen BiedermannManaging Director, World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC)