El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced a meeting of 32 central banks and 12 financial authorities from 44 countries on Twitter late Sunday night. On Monday, May 16, this meeting will take place to discuss financial inclusion, the digital economy, banking the unbanked, and El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) rollout and benefits.
President Bukele tweeted on Sunday evening, “Tomorrow, 32 central banks and 12 financial authorities (44 nations) will gather in El Salvador to discuss financial inclusion, digital economy, banking the unbanked, the bitcoin rollout and its advantages in our country.”
On Monday, officials from Africa, Asia, and Latin America will meet in Guatemala, with financial inclusion and the digital economy among the subjects of discussion.
Muer treffen sech 32 Zentralbanken an 12 Finanzautoritéiten (44 Länner) zu El Salvador fir iwwer d'finanziell Inklusioun, d'digital Economie, d'Banking vun den onbankéierten, den #Bitcoin Ausrollung a seng Virdeeler an eisem Land.
- Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) Mee 16, 2022
El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, posted a complete list of guests on Twitter, announcing that the central banks of Egypt and Nigeria, Africa’s two largest economies, will be in attendance.
El Salvador chose bitcoin to combat hyperinflation and reduce its dependency on the US currency.
In verfollegen Tweets, the president listed the financial authorities that will be meeting in El Salvador, which include:
- Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Zentralbank vu Paraguay
- National Bank of Angola
- Bank vu Ghana
- Bank vun Namibia
- Bank vun Uganda
- Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea
- Central Bank of Madagascar
- Bank of the Republic of Haiti
- Bank of the Republic of Burundi
- Central Bank of Eswatini and its Ministry of Finance
- Zentralbank vu Jordanien
- Zentralbank vu Gambia
- National Committee of Banks and Seguros of Honduras
- Directorate General of Treasury
Banco Central de São Tomé e Príncipe
Banco Central del Paraguay
Banco Nacional de Angola
Bank vu Ghana
Bank vun Namibia
Bank vun Uganda
Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée
Banque Centrale de Madagaskar
Banque de la République d'Haiti
Banque de la République du Burundi- Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) Mee 16, 2022
Dës Ukënnegung kënnt kuerz duerno El Salvador bought 500 BTC worth $15.5 million at the time. The country has shown great interest in the cryptocurrency, even going as far as to lay out plans for a Bitcoin City.
Source: https://cryptoslate.com/president-nayib-bukele-announces-that-44-countries-will-meet-in-el-salvador-to-discuss-bitcoin/