I will read this for a good laugh. The IMF is really doubling down on CBDCs, despite the fact nobody actually really wants them. That proved to be the case in my country where a public consultation revealed that over 80% of the respondents were opposed. Despite the evidence to the contrary of any benefits (except bureaucracratic self-interest) the beat goes on…

https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/fintech/central-bank-digital-currency/virtual-handbook