Japan weighs forming digital yen feasibility panel in April

Committee will examine benefits of currency based on BOJ pilot program

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The Bank of Japan has been conducting technical tests on the digital yen since 2021. © Reuters

YOHEI HIROSE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is considering forming a panel next month that will examine the advantages of a digital yen, it was learned Thursday.

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