As fintech transforms financial transactions both within and between economies, and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Facebook’s Diem, central bankers are looking at offering digital versions of their traditional units.

Mainland China’s central bank joins its peers in Hong Kong, Thailand and the UAE in creating a prototype for streamlined settlements.

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As a global jewellery retail brand, Hong Kong&rsquo;s Chow Tai Fook Jewllery Group is &ldquo;immersed&rdquo; in South East Asian and other Belt and Road centres, according to MD Kent Wong. Also, with some 5,700 retail outlets on the Chinese mainland, the firm is expanding across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, particularly driving new AI and Blockchain technologies perfected at Hong Kong&rsquo;s Science and Technology Park to enhance business through Shenzhen and Guangzhou bases. Speakers: Kent Wong, Managing Director, Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Jade Lee, General Manager, Business Analytics, Tech Apps, Chow Tai Fook Related Links: Hong Kong Trade Development Council <a href="http://www.hktdc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.hktdc.com</a> Belt and Road Portal <a href="https://beltandroad.hktdc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://beltandroad.hktdc.com</a> GOGBA <a href="https://www.go-gba.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.go-gba.com/en</a>

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