World Bank Partners With SNB and SIX Digital Exchange to Advance Digitalization

Cryptopolitan · 2024-05-19T14:13:05.000Z

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) has announced a CHF Digital bond. The bond will settled using the Swiss Franc through a distributed ledger technology. The digital bond will be the first CHF digital bond issued by an international issuer with settlements in Swiss Francs wholesale CBDC (wCBDC). The CDBC will be offered by the Swiss National Bank (SNB). The digital bond has a 7-year tenure worth CHF 200 million, about $219 million. It represents the largest-ever CHF bond issuance since 2009. Also Read: Bank Debuts First Digital Native Note (DNN) on Luxembourg Stock Exchange World Bank Partners With Swiss National Bank and SIX Digital Exchange We are proud to announce that The @WorldBank has issued a #digitalbond on #SDX as its first international issuer. The bond will settle using Swiss Franc #wCBDC provided by the @SNB_BNS. The #bond is listed on both the #SIXdigitalexchange and the SIX Swiss Exchange. @commerzbank… pic.twitter.com/TZ0fQe442q — SIX Digital Exchange (@SDX_global) May 16, 2024 The bank has established relationships with SNB and SIX Digital Exchange (SDX). The collaboration will provide top-notch services in capital markets using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The partnership will enhance the use of DLT by accepting coupon redemption payments in tokenized CHF. The payments will be made through SDX, configured to connect to existing financial systems. Vice President and Treasurer of World Bank Commented on the Progress Leaders championing this revolution commented on the partnerships between the three entities. Starting with Jorge Familiar, Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank. “We are grateful for the opportunity to issue the first CHF digital bond as an international issuer. This achievement marks another significant step in the World Bank’s commitment to increasing capital markets’ efficiency through digitalization in partnership with central banks and central securities depositories. It builds on our previous accomplishments with bond-i and the issuance of digitally native notes last October.” Also Read: Bank Exposes Key Driver of High Inflation Head of SIX Digital Exchange, David Newns, doubled down on the importance of tokenized central bank money. He said adopting wholesale transaction settlements is critical for blockchain adoption within capital markets infrastructure. Marie-Claire Ouziel, Global Head of Bonds, Commerzbank, closed by saying, “Many congratulations to the World Bank team on today’s CHF outing, breaking a multiyear absence from this market. This digital bond issuance marks another triumph for the World Bank, cementing its position as an avant-garde issuer embracing innovative technologies. The World Bank demonstrated its global investor appeal while transforming the way in which debt capital markets move forward. I am proud of the partnership among World Bank, SNB, SDX and Commerzbank that lead to this groundbreaking success.” World Bank to Advance Digitization in Capital Markets The World Bank is well-sold on using distributed ledgers to improve efficiency in the capital markets. Its commitment is evidenced by its recent partnerships with DLT infrastructure providers. Considering that it issued a digital bond on Euroclear’s Digital Financial Market Infrastructure last year, it’s clear that it is determined to include DLT in the international financial system. Cryptopolitan reporting by Collins J. Okoth

世界银行（国际复兴开发银行，IBRD，Aaa/AAA）宣布发行瑞士法郎数位债券。该债券将透过分散式帐本技术使用瑞士法郎进行结算。
该数位债券将是国际发行人发行的首支瑞士法郎数位债券，以瑞士法郎批发 CBDC（wCBDC）结算。 CDBC 将由瑞士国家银行 (SNB) 提供。该数位债券期限为 7 年，价值 2 亿瑞士法郎（约 2.19 亿美元）。这是自 2009 年以来规模最大的瑞士法郎债券发行。
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世界银行与瑞士国家银行和 SIX 数字交易所合作
我们很自豪地宣布，@WorldBank 作为其首个国际发行人，在#SDX发行了 #digitalbond。该债券将使用 @SNB_BNS 提供的瑞士法郎#wCBDC进行结算。该#bond在#SIXdigitalexchange和瑞士证券交易所上市。@commerzbank… pic.twitter.com/TZ0fQe442q
— SIX Digital Exchange (@SDX_global) 2024 年 5 月 16 日
该银行已与瑞士央行和 SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) 建立了合作关系。此次合作将利用分布式账本技术 (DLT) 在资本市场提供一流的服务。此次合作将通过接受代币化瑞士法郎的优惠券兑换付款来增强 DLT 的使用。付款将通过 SDX 进行，配置为连接到现有的金融系统。
世界银行副行长兼财务主管评论进展
支持这场革命的领导人就三方之间的合作关系发表了评论。首先发言的是世界银行副行长兼财务主管豪尔赫·法米利尔 (Jorge Familiar)。
“我们很高兴有机会作为国际发行人发行首只瑞士法郎数字债券。这一成就标志着世界银行致力于通过与各国央行和中央证券托管机构合作实现数字化，提高资本市场效率的又一重要举措。它建立在我们之前在 Bond-i 和去年 10 月发行数字原生票据方面取得的成就之上。”
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SIX Digital Exchange 负责人 David Newns 强调了代币化央行货币的重要性。他表示，采用批发交易结算对于在资本市场基础设施中采用区块链至关重要。
德国商业银行全球债券主管 Marie-Claire Ouziel 最后表示：
“祝贺世界银行团队今天在瑞士法郎的亮相，打破了多年来在该市场的缺席。此次数字债券发行标志着世界银行的又一次胜利，巩固了其作为拥抱创新技术的先锋发行人的地位。世界银行展示了其对全球投资者的吸引力，同时改变了债务资本市场的发展方式。我为世界银行、瑞士央行、SDX 和德国商业银行之间的合作感到自豪，正是这种合作带来了这一突破性的成功。”
世界银行推动资本市场数字化
世界银行非常热衷于使用分布式账本来提高资本市场的效率。其承诺从其最近与 DLT 基础设施提供商的合作中可见一斑。考虑到去年它在欧洲清算银行的数字金融市场基础设施上发行了数字债券，很明显它决心将 DLT 纳入国际金融体系。
 
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