Project Details:
This project involves an evaluation of central bank digital currency (CBDC) from both a country-specific perspective, but also a global perspective. The specific country will be Singapore. See attached article from the Financial Times which is a good starting point. The material covered throughout the module, in particular Topic 2, will also be very helpful. In their evaluation, the group needs to answer the following questions.
- Why would a central bank be interested in digital currency?
- What are the likely impacts of a CBDC for financial stability
Format of Assignment
The required format for the layout of the report is as follows
- Assignments must be typed using size 12 font, Times New Roman font style, and 1.5 line spacing, 2.5cm margins.
- The report should contain a minimum of 2000 (+/-10%) words. The word count is from the start of the Executive Summary to the end of the Conclusions sections and does not include the cover page, references, and appendices.
- References
- All third-party material used in the report must be listed here using the Harvard referencing system. These must be correctly cited where used in the body of the report.
- Appendices
- appendices may include detailed tables of calculations or information sources. You should refer to their existence in the main body of the report.
