In a keynote address, Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Pandit Asiama outlined the central bank’s policy priorities for the rest of 2026, covering price and financial stability, institutional reform and deeper financial markets. The Bank is developing regulations for virtual asset service providers following passage of the relevant legislation and a framework to incentivize banks to list on the equity market. Monetary policy will remain forward-looking and data-driven, with inflation projected to stay within the 8% plus or minus 2 percentage point target band through 2026, subject to risks from utility tariff adjustments and geopolitical tensions. The governor identified the reopening of the domestic bond market as the year’s main market development, following the government’s March issuance of a seven-year cedi-denominated bond that settled in April. The Bank aims to support liquidity and rebuild a credible sovereign yield curve for pricing corporate and infrastructure debt. Its market agenda also includes removing constraints on private issuance, promoting trading platforms integrated with the Central Securities Depository and channeling more domestic and diaspora savings into long-term investments, including through the Remit2Invest program.
2026-08-27Bank of Ghana
Bank of Ghana outlines debt market reforms, develops virtual asset rules and bank listing framework
Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Pandit Asiama outlined 2026 priorities for price stability, financial resilience and deeper capital markets. The Bank is developing virtual asset service provider regulations and a framework to encourage bank equity listings. It also plans to support bond market liquidity, private debt issuance and long-term investment by domestic and diaspora savers.