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The Bank of Ghana has introduced upgraded Ghana cedi banknotes with enhanced security features, improved durability, and more convenient, portable sizes. Speaking at the launch, Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama said a national currency goes beyond serving as a medium of exchange.
The Bank of Ghana has announced the launch of a new Cedi App designed to help the public identify and understand the security features of the newly unveiled Ghana Cedi Heritage Series, while improving accessibility for persons with visual impairments. The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, disclosed this during the launch of the Heritage Series at Bank Square in Accra on Thursday, 12 November 2026.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has developed an in-house software system to improve currency management, strengthen operational efficiency, and enhance the distribution of banknotes across the country as part of efforts to modernise its currency operations. Speaking at the launch of the Ghana Heritage Series banknotes at Bank Square in Accra, Dr Asiama said the initiative formed part of the Bank’s broader responsibility to maintain public confidence in the country’s payment systems and ensure that its currency infrastructure responded to the changing needs of the economy.
A member of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Board, Beatrice Feehi Annangfio, has explained the process behind the portrait of Ghana’s national flag designer, Theodosia Salome Okoh, featured on the new GH¢50 Heritage Series banknote. The clarification follows concerns raised by Prof Eddie Obeng, a nephew of Mrs Okoh, who questioned the accuracy of the portrait on the new banknote.
The World Bank Group has convened Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA), alongside senior representatives of government, regulatory institutions and the financial sector for a high-level roundtable on expanding savings opportunities, pension coverage and access to capital markets for informal-sector workers. She said Queen Máxima’s engagement came at an important time as the World Bank Group advanced its Country Partnership Framework for Ghana, providing an opportunity to align ongoing development…
A Board Member of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Beatrice Annan, has defended the portrait of Ghana’s national flag designer, Theodosia Salome Okoh, on the new GH¢50 Heritage Series banknote, saying it was carefully developed from authentic photographs of the late artist to meet the technical demands of currency production. The GH¢50 denomination is dedicated to Mrs Okoh, who designed Ghana’s national flag.