Digital Currency

New Publication on China's CBDC - Digital Launch Event on 9 December 2021

In 2020, FNF Global Innovation Hub has published a first report on China’s digital currency plans titled "Crypto RMB: Finance Innovation Or New Tool For Control?". Much has happened since, and we are proud to announce the follow-up report titled “The Rise of the e-RMB: Domestic Control, Global Influence”.

What has happened since the publication of the last report? Will this new CBDC lead to a broader internationalization of the RMB? Why is the PRC launching this currency now?  What are the implications for those that use this new currency? What does it mean for the global economy and China’s neighbors ? Who could be early adopters – and why? And how should policy makers in Europe and beyond act and react ?

We will discuss these questions andy many more during our launch event on 9 December 2021, 11:30 - 13:00 UTC

To register for the event, please klick here.

We look forward to having you!

Andrew Work is the founder and CEO of New Work Media. NWM was founded primarily to launch Harbour Times (est. 2014), a publication focussed on Hong Kong policy and politics. He acted as the Editor in Chief until a trade sale in February 2021 to the employees, and now advises in a non-executive role as Editor Emeritus. The company New Work Media also produces bespoke economic, political and policy reports and live briefings for clients. In this role, Mr Work is frequently called on to explain Hong Kong policy, politics and economics to local and global audiences and is widely quoted in global media.

Mr Work is a co-founder and Director of The Lion Rock Institute (est. 2004), Hong Kong’s first and only economic think tank focused on providing free market solutions to Hong Kong issues. In this capacity, he has studied and influenced Hong Kong policy in realms from taxation policy and health regulations to budgetary planning and competition law.

Mr Work is also the former Managing Director, Head of Media, Asia and Europe at NexChange Group, a digital merchant bank focused on cryptocurrency finance and blockchain investment. It is the creator of the Fintech O2O (with Cyberport), Healthtech O2O, and Block O2O brands and events. He played a leading role in commenting on fintech and blockchain issues and was the lead on-stage host for Consensus Singapore 2018 (and its successor, Invest:Asia 2019), Hong Kong Blockchain Week, Block O2O, Hong Kong Fintech Week (2015-2017), the first Token 2049, SME Finance Forum (2015-2017), World Business Angel Investor Forum (2017-2019) and many more world-leading blockchain and fintech events.

He is also the former Executive Director of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, and worked for The Economist Group, Penton Media and on Parliament Hill with a senior Cabinet Minister in Ottawa. He holds a Bachelor of Science from McGill University and an MBA from the University of Victoria.