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Economic benefits of expanding digital trust

NAIROBI, KENYA: A simulation conducted by the IBM Chief Economist’s office of the digital adoption of blockchain on the economies of Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa found lower prices and significant improvements in real GDP and fiscal balances across each country.

These findings are detailed in a new book called Digital Revolutions in Public Finance, published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 

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