Israel's central bank deputy governor: The Bank of Israel will not decide whether to launch a CBDC before the European Central Bank

ChainCatcher news, Israel's central bank deputy governor Andrew Abir stated in an interview with Reuters that the Bank of Israel will not decide whether to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) before the European Central Bank makes a decision.

Andrew Abir said, "We are all waiting for the first Western central bank to take action, which will almost certainly be the European Central Bank. Then you might see a wave of countries following suit."