https://www.scmp.com/rss/510541/feed Tomasz Wieladek is an international economist in the Fixed Income Division at T. Rowe Price in London. He is also vice-president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. Tomasz was previously employed by Barclays as a senior international economist and has held a number of roles at the Bank of England. Tomasz earned an MPhil in economics from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in international economics from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Tomasz Wieladek,Aadish Kumar Tomasz Wieladek,Aadish Kumar Central banks worldwide are embracing digital technology as they edge closer to launching their own digital currencies. How will this affect monetary policy in the future, particularly in emerging markets where many people lack access to bank accounts? We believe that as central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are adopted in these countries, more people will become directly exposed to interest rate decisions and monetary policy’s power will strengthen. This could help emerging markets’ monetary... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3144903/how-digital-currency-revolution-can-boost-financial-inclusion-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3144903/how-digital-currency-revolution-can-boost-financial-inclusion-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Aug 2021 13:00:25 +0000