
Bank of Japan Won't Issue Digital Currency to Attract Negative Rates
Bank of Japan says it will not issue any digital currency that works like a magnet to attract the Negative Rates, the effective stimulus tools.
Highlights
- The remuneration functionality would be operationally unrealistic
- The conceptual studies for the second phase of proof for digital money are underway
- Amount transaction limit will be set as the examination plan is going on
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The Bank of Japan does not have any intention to issue any digital form of currency that is aimed at achieving Negative Interest Rates, a senior BOJ official said on Wednesday, still there is not any clearest denial of an idea floated by analysts and academics.
Bank on Wednesday said about the digital currency as “The Bank will not introduce CBDC on this ground,” the Executive Director of BOJ, Shinichi Uchida said in a speech to a committee Wednesday.
He added, “It is unlikely that such a motivation would be supported by the general public furthermore, such a remuneration functionality would be operationally unrealistic while cash still exists.”
As per the analysts, the digital form of currency could open the door to more effective stimulus tools for a bank that has used almost everything available.
The Central Bank also began the second phase of its proof of concept studies for digital money earlier this month. The Bank authority is still to investigate further the limit set for the transaction of money and holdings of digital currency as safeguards against an unpredictable shift of deposits away from banks.
Uchida uttered that Bank has not any intention to launch any digital currency and it won’t be the one to make the call. He also told that the decision will be made by the public and in such circumstances, BOJ is prepared for its launching.
Many other countries introduced and accepted the cryptocurrency like India has launched its Digital Currency in its Budget Session of 2022-2023.
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