The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions gathered in Tianjin, China, last week to discuss the latest ideas for supporting “the global transition to a green and renewable economy.”
"By tracking every financial transaction, they will have access to every detail of our spending, the recipient of our money, and how we allocate our resources. In essence, it replicates George Orwell’s dystopian society depicted in 1984," critics have argued.
Brendan Whitworth, CEO of Anheuser-Busch, would not say if he would have allowed Bud Light's promo with transgender woman Dylan Mulvaney had he known the extent of the backlash.
Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the IMF, recently confirmed at a conference in Rabat, Morocco, that the fund is working diligently on a global infrastructure to ensure interoperability between CBDCs issued by national central banks.