For some years now, there have been countries that are working on digital currencies of their own. Some of the forerunners include Senegal, Cambodia, and the Bahamas. All of these countries have already been trialing real Central Bank Digital Currencies with real citizens. One country that has been a little slow on the uptake is Sweden.
Here is why Sweden is still lagging: https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2020/03/11/national-digital-currencies/
Do you think, with their latest announcement, they will catch up?