BoG Governor: Ghana is a contributor, not a participant in the new financial markets era
Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama has told the ACI Financial Markets Association World Congress that Ghana has become a contributor to the design of global financial markets, not merely a participant in them.
Speaking at the opening of the Congress in Accra on Thursday, 21 May 2026, Dr. Asiama said inflation had fallen to 3.4 percent in April from a December 2022 peak of 54.1 percent, gross international reserves had risen above US$13.9 billion, and the policy rate had been cut by 1,400 basis points since early 2025.
“Markets that are not connected will not compete,” Dr. Asiama said.
He called for deeper regional integration across emerging-market financial systems.
He said macroeconomic stability was “the infrastructure on which financial market development becomes possible.”
The Governor also confirmed Ghana’s Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, passed in 2025, was now being operationalised through a detailed regulatory framework.
Source: 3news.com by Laud Nartey
