Bailey calls for 'public debate' on digital pound introduction

A 'major step'

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Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has said the introduction of a retail CBDC (central bank digital currency) would be a “major step", adding that there "should be a public debate about the future of money in the UK”.

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