In 2022, Central Bank of The Bahamas governor John Rolle told the Digital Euro Conference: “[E]nlisting participation from the traditional banking sector and credit unions is important.”
At the time, "enlisting" seemed like a poor word choice, but thinking back now given the announcement from Rolle that banks will soon be forced to distribute the CBDC... I guess he really meant that.
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