Episode
John Rolle on The Bahamas' Fixed Exchange Rate and the First Nationwide Central Bank Digital Currency
Macro Musings with David Beckworth · Oct 12, 2026 · 53 min
John Rolle is governor of the Central Bank of The Bahamas and is the second sitting central bank governor to appear on Macro Musings . In his first appearance on the show, John joins the program to discuss what it's like to manage a central bank in a small open economy with a fixed exchange rate, the economic vulnerabilities of a tourism-dependent economy, the SandDollar, the future of digital…