Chilean central bank to step up CBDC work
The Central Bank of Chile (BCCH) said it will step up its research into a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its first report on the subject. The BCCH says it can see fewer problems…
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The Central Bank of Chile (BCCH) said it will step up its research into a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its first report on the subject. The BCCH says it can see fewer problems…
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Though oysters may be brainless bivalves, they can “hear” and swim towards attractive sounds of the sea. We played the crackling sound of snapping shrimp, which indicates a healthy reef, to baby oysters using underwater…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Storage tanks are seen at Marathon Petroleum’s Los Angeles Refinery, which processes domestic & imported crude oil into California Air Resources Board (CARB), gasoline, diesel fuel, and other petroleum products, in…
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Infrastructure projects are often subject to political aspirations. But when they are not realised as promised or their costs multiply over the years, the projects turn into public controversies. After a while, the aspirations, promises…
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Invasive species offer a rare research opportunity, as they often colonise new environments very different to their native habitat. One such species is the Jackson’s three-horned chameleon (Triocerus j. xantholophus), which was accidentally introduced to…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers are seen at a terminal of Sinopec Yaogang oil depot in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday, reversing…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When companies say a product meant for pleasure was developed using science, consumers are less likely to buy it. That’s what…
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On 29 April 2022, the Financial Stability Board published an interim report on supervisory and regulatory approaches to climate-related risks to assist supervisory and regulatory authorities in developing their approaches to monitor, manage and mitigate risks…
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If one were to imagine the ideal financial supervision system of the future, it would probably look very different from what we have today. Financial institutions would report details of transactions to a central utility,…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Flags wave outside the Alliance headquarters ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo 2/2 By Pavel Polityuk and Robin Emmott KYIV/BRUSSELS…
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