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Ghana Confirms Its Interest in Piloting Central Bank Digital Currency

by CBDC Insider Staff
August 6, 2020
in Africa, Business
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Ghana Confirms Its Interest in Piloting Central Bank Digital Currency
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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.

Continue read: https://blockchain.news/news/ghana-confirms-interest-piloting-central-bank-digital-currency

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