# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs

# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs

“# Russia’s central bank says the pandemic has accelerated regulators’ interest in CBDCs ” The COVID-19 pandemic has served both as an x-ray onto existing vulnerabilities in the global financial system, and as an accelerator for destabilizing tendencies, including higher sovereign and consumer debt in emerging markets. At an online meeting of the Central Bank…

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#Disabled hold rally in Belarus to demand president step down

#Disabled hold rally in Belarus to demand president step down

“#Disabled hold rally in Belarus to demand president step down” KYIV, Ukraine — More than 200 disabled people rallied in Belarus’ capital Thursday, continuing a nearly three-month wave of protests triggered by the disputed reelection of the country’s authoritarian leader. They demonstrated in Minsk’s central avenue chanting “Go away!” and “Your time is over!” to…

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#Retirees rally in Belarus against authoritarian president

#Retirees rally in Belarus against authoritarian president

“#Retirees rally in Belarus against authoritarian president” KYIV, Ukraine — About 3,000 retirees rallied in the Belarusian capital of Minsk for a third straight Monday to demand the resignation of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko as mass protests of a disputed election continue to roil the country. They marched through the streets of Minsk carrying flowers…

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#Belarus’ push for democracy is another blow to Vladimir Putin

#Belarus’ push for democracy is another blow to Vladimir Putin

“#Belarus’ push for democracy is another blow to Vladimir Putin” The forces of freedom are pushing to wrest another country free of a Vladimir Putin ally, as a mass-protest movement aims to stop Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, aka “Europe’s last dictator,” from stealing the Aug. 9 election. Daily demonstrations have escalated ever since Lukashenko declared he’d…

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