The report assesses these options based on five criteria: do no harm, enhancing efficiency, increasing resilience, assuring co-existence and interoperability with non-CBDC systems, and enhancing financial inclusion.

It concludes that there is no 'one size fits all' model for access to and interoperability of CBDCs and therefore the report should be regarded as a tool for central banks to assess how to best leverage CBDCs to enhance cross-border payments in the context of their own objectives. 

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The report, which was requested by the G20, concluded that cross-border and cross-currency payments can be facilitated on condition that countries cooperate on issues such as interoperability, regulations and which macrofinancial consequences might arise if countries introduce CBDCs.