Dong HE is Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) of the International Monetary Fund. He has oversight responsibility for MCM’s work on digital currencies and fintech. He joined MCM in October 2014 and led MCM’s work on global financial stability analysis, monetary and macroprudential policies, and technical assistance on central bank operations.
Dong holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Cambridge. He started his career in 1993 when he joined the World Bank through the Young Professionals Program. He was a staff member of the World Bank during 1993-1998, of the IMF during 1998-2004, and of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) during 2004-2014. At the HKMA, he was Executive Director responsible for directing research and policy advice on issues relating to the maintenance of monetary and financial stability and the development of financial markets. He was also Director of the Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research. He has published extensively on macroeconomic and financial market issues.
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The development of digital money has accelerated in recent years. Central banks and financial institutions have made strides in central bank digital currency and tokenised deposit respectively. The panel will discuss the state of adoption of these forms of digital monies, their unique characteristics and how their jurisdictions are approaching this topic. Panelists will share lesson learnt and findings from existing initiatives by the public and private sector. The panel will also discuss the co-existence of digital monies with existing efforts to modernise financial market infrastructure.
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