The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a €100 million ($104.8 million) digital bond, its sixth issuance of its kind, in collaboration with the Banque de France. The bond relies on the wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) offering from the Banque de France and uses Goldman Sachs' GS DAP platform for tokenization. BNY Mellon will act as custodian and investor in the transaction. Meanwhile, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has revealed plans to launch its own CBDC for retail use after years of experiments. The CBI governor said that a CBDC would improve the consumer experience in Iran's well-developed retail payment landscape.



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