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Deloitte Tohmatsu Commissioned for “Project Management Support and Technology Consulting for the Pilot Program of the Central Bank Digital Currency” by the Bank of Japan

This is an English translation of the announce issued by Deloitte Tohmatsu Group on November 20, 2023. If there is any discrepancy between the Japanese version and the English translation, the Japanese version shall prevail.

Tokyo, JAPAN, 20 November 2023

Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting (Chiyoda–ku, Toyko; CEO: Masato Sase), a company of Deloitte Tohmatsu Group, has been commissioned for “project management support and technology consulting for the pilot program of the central bank digital currency (“CBDC”)*1“ undertaken by the Bank of Japan.*2

*1 CBDC: A new form of digital currency issued by central banks, which is different from the existing form of central bank deposits.
*2 For more details, please refer to:The Bank of Japan's Approach to Central Bank Digital Currency as well as Commencement of Central Bank Digital Currency Experiments: Pilot Program.

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