The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has recently released its annual survey on CBDC projects globally.
Key findings:
1. Share of central banks working on CBDC rose to 93%
2. Work on retail CBDC is more advanced than on wholesale CBDC
3. 15 retail and 9 wholesale CBDC could be launched by 2030
4. CBDC plans become more definite. 18% of central banks are likely to issue a rCBDC in the next 3 years. But also slightly more central banks indicated they will not issue a CBDC in the near term.
5. More than half of central banks are doing concrete experiments or pilots
6. Key motivations can are related to payment safety, efficiency and financial inclusion
Note that all figures are from the paper.
