The countries at the forefront of the CBDC movement

Over 80 countries are now at least in the first stage of exploring CBDCs, with 7 having officially launched. Nigeria recently became the first African country to do so, with its ‘e-naira’ digital currency

'Other' means no formal CBDC research has been done, but there are ongoing developments of digital wallets and new payment infrastructure
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