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Lagarde renews calls for digital euro

ECB president tells lawmakers to “rapidly” introduce legislation for CBDC launch

ECB president Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde

Christine Lagarde has described developing a digital euro as a “strategic priority” and urged the European Union’s lawmakers to “rapidly” introduce the relevant legislation.

In a hearing at the European Parliament yesterday (June 23), the European Central Bank president argued that public support for the euro had reached an “all-time high”. This, she said, provided a great opportunity for the currency to become more competitive and resilient, and introducing a digital euro would be one way to

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