LNB News 14/02/2025
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Issue Date: 14 February 2025
Published Date: 14 February 2025
Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
The Chancellor has issued her response to the Treasury Committee’s (Committee) letter of 5 December 2024, which requested clarification on various aspects of the proposed pilot for a Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) using distributed ledger technology. The Committee inquired about the potential benefits, cost implications, target investors, technological choices, and measures of success for the DIGIT pilot.
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