News
30 July 2018

BRICS bank consortium to collaborate on blockchain

Region:
Middle East & Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe

Russia's Vnesheconombank (VEB), Brazil's BNDES, Export-Import Bank of India, China Development Bank, and Development Bank of Southern Africa Limited have signed an agreement to research distributed ledger and blockchain technology. The research will be in the context of the development of the digital economy.

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