Why developing countries are so keen on cryptocurrencies

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/768cdb61-a131-42de-b8d6-42c3c757cb82Prime minister Boris Johnson will announce a tax rise of more than £10bn a year today, and the military junta that overthrew Guinea’s president is urging mining companies to keep operating.  Plus, the FT’s emerging markets correspondent, Jonathan Wheatley, explains why developing countries have provided fertile ground for cryptocurrencies to take hold. Johnson set to unveil £10bn tax rise to fund NHS, social carehttps://www.ft.com/content/47120539-1930-4065-ae93-de84dc51378cGuinea coup leaders urge mining companies to keep operatinghttps://www.ft.com/content/6ff3fe38-66f1-4d76-995a-457936305dd2Cryptocurrencies: developing countries provide fertile groundhttps://www.ft.com/content/1ea829ed-5dde-4f6e-be11-99392bdc0788‘Shang-Chi’ smashes Labor Day records with $90m in ticket saleshttps://www.ft.com/content/731d8697-a894-4f81-aae6-0a27f3cf85edThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Gavin Kallmann, Michael Bruning, and Persis Love. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.