Despite the potential benefits of a U.S. CBDC, it remains a concept for now. Around the world, other countries are a little further along with digital currencies. According to the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Tracker, 10 countries have fully launched a digital currency, and China is on course to expand […]

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This is a non-market factor but it can still greatly impact a business. The political-legal environment is a combination of a lot of factors such as the current political party in power, the degree of politicization of trade and industry, the efficiency of the current government, government policies, current legal framework, the public attitude towards the economy, etc. All […]