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Norway’s Norges Banks Says Financial System Is Working Properly despite COVID Issues, Is Researching CBDCs

May 21, 2021 @ 8:25 am By Omar Faridi |

Norges Bank has released its Financial Infrastructure Report 2021 and Norges Bank Papers 2/2021, titled “Retail payment services 2020.” Norges Bank notes that there have been significantly fewer disruptions in the Norwegian financial infrastructure during the past few years, and the infrastructure has been working… Read More

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Norway Is Not in a Rush to Launch its Own Digital Currency Even though Cash Usage has Declined Significanty

November 10, 2020 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi |

The reserve bank in Norway has confirmed that it’s not in a rush to issue a digital Krone, even though a recent research study indicates that cash usage in the country is now down to only 4% of all financial transactions. Declining cash usage is… Read More

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