Delegations from Pakistan and 43 other countries met in El Salvador today to discuss Bitcoin adoption and other digital economic framework issues. Representatives from each country’s financial institutions and central banks attended the meeting, according to international media outlets on Tuesday.
El Salvador’s President, Nayib Bukele, previously confirmed on Twitter that 32 central banks and 12 financial authorities will meet this week to discuss Bitcoin and its potential use as an additional source of value.
Late Sunday night, Nayib Bukele announced on Twitter that 32 central banks and 12 financial authorities from 44 countries will meet on Monday, May 16, to discuss financial inclusion, the digital economy, banking for the unbanked, and El Salvador’s Bitcoin rollout.
In a series of tweets, the president announced that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Central Bank of So Tomé and Principe, the Central Bank of Paraguay, the National Bank of Angola, the Bank of Ghana, the Bank of Namibia, the Bank of Uganda, the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea, the Central Bank of Madagascar, the Bank of the Republic of Haiti, and the Bank of the Republic of Burundi, the Central Bank of Eswatini and its Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Jordan, Central Bank of The Gambia, National Committee of Banks and Seguros of Honduras, Directorate General of Treasury, Ministry of Finance and Budget, Madagascar, and the Maldives Monetary Authority will be attending the meeting.
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