Ghana has confirmed that it is on the hunt for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Bank of Ghana’s deputy governor, Dr. Maxwell Opoku-Afari, recently revealed that the country’s central bank remains committed to piloting a national digital currency.
He made such remarks during a virtual stakeholder workshop on payment systems and services as reported by GhanaWeb.
Dr. Opoku-Afari said that the nation’s shift to digital payments has influenced a greater need for a CBDC. He stated that Ghana’s economy has gone through a significant transformation in the previous decade. This hence has contributed to an increase in the use of digital payment technologies.
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