{"id":102573,"date":"2020-11-01T17:24:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T14:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/christine-lagarde-invites-public-comments-on-eurozone-cbdc\/"},"modified":"2020-11-01T17:24:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T14:24:56","slug":"christine-lagarde-invites-public-comments-on-eurozone-cbdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/christine-lagarde-invites-public-comments-on-eurozone-cbdc\/","title":{"rendered":"# Christine Lagarde invites public comments on eurozone CBDC"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Christine Lagarde invites public comments on eurozone CBDC <\/strong>”
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In a Twitter<\/a> thread<\/a> on Sunday, Christine Lagarde, former Managing Director of the IMF and current President of the European Central Bank, invited public commentary on a potential eurozone central bank digital currency (CBDC).\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still in the review and considerations stage, but we\u2019ve just launched a public consultation so that consumers and Europeans can actually express their preference and tell us whether they would be happ<\/a>y to use a digital Euro just in the way they use a Euro coin or a Euro banknote knowing that it is central bank money that is available and that they can rely upon,\u201d said Lagarde in a video from the thread.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The comments on a possible CBDC were part of a larger series<\/a> of reflections on what Lagarde described as a \u201cdifficult year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Among the topics discussed were the impact of the Coronavirus and how the ECB responded, the importance of examining how bank policy could combat climate change, and how cryptocurrencies might better suit modern lifestyle choices on the part of Europeans.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Europeans are increasingly turning to digital in the ways they spend, save and invest, we should be prepared to issue a digital euro, if needed,\u201d Lagarde wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As Cointelegraph has previously reported, the ECB has a roadmap towards a more serious CBDC study in 2021. Additionally, central banks around the world are taking exploratory, if cautious, steps towards issuing CBDCs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Tweet also linked to a survey form<\/a> where the chief banker invited Europeans to share their thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m also keen to hear your views on it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n