Also known as: Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama · Dr Johnson P. Asiama · Dr. Johnson Asiamah · Johnson Asiamah
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, leading initiatives on non-interest banking, African financial integration, and digital currency development.
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Business & Financial Times
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has lauded fintech firms, describing them as central architects of a new financial order, with Governor, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama telling industry leaders that the central bank has now fully embraced its role as a regulator and a cheerleader of the sector …
BoG hails Fintechs as architects of new financial orderThe Bank of Ghana released guidelines for non-interest banking in January 2026 and inaugurated the Non-Interest Financial Advisory Council in August 2026, promising to issue the first non-interest banking license by year-end. The central bank has consulted Christian organizations to clarify that non-interest banking is not designed to promote one religion over another.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Bank of Ghana released guidelines for non-interest banking in January 2026 and inaugurated the Non-Interest Financial Advisory Council in August 2026, promising to issue the first non-interest banking license by year-end. The central bank has consulted Christian organizations to clarify that non-interest banking is not designed to promote one religion over another.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Cocoa Board is advancing a new locally financed funding mechanism to raise working capital through commercial paper, with pension funds, commercial banks, international buyers and other cocoa value chain players identified as key financing sources. The facility is planned for launch ahead of the 2026/2027 cocoa crop season, marking a shift from Ghana's traditional syndicated loan arrangement.
4 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Real private sector credit grew 24.5 percent year-on-year in April 2026, reversing a 7.3 percent contraction recorded in May 2025, as the Bank of Ghana's monetary easing cycle reduced interest rates and shifted lending away from government bonds toward private borrowers. Total advances reached GH¢115.2 billion, with services accounting for 36.7 percent of distributed credit.
25 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana has called for integrated payment and settlement systems across Africa to support trade and economic growth, noting that current systems remain fragmented and make cross-border transactions expensive and inefficient. The Bank of Ghana is exploring stablecoins and digital innovations within a sandbox environment to address cross-border payment challenges.
24 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Bank of Ghana's Monetary Policy Committee maintained the policy rate at 14%, citing external factors and emerging inflationary pressures despite signs of improved domestic economic stability including easing inflation, exchange rate stability, and stronger fiscal performance.
22 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Bank of Ghana's Monetary Policy Committee maintained its benchmark policy rate at 14 percent, citing external inflation risks from escalating Middle East tensions. The central bank also amended its cash reserve ratio framework to a uniform 20 percent requirement in domestic currency, effective June 4, 2026.
22 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Bank of Ghana has signaled a new phase in e-Cedi development, moving the central bank digital currency beyond its completed pilot phase toward cross-border settlement and wholesale payment applications to support regional financial integration.
22 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana has called for stronger integration of African financial and capital markets, arguing that economies that fail to connect their financial systems risk falling behind globally. He said Ghana is working with regional partners to support harmonised payment rails, fintech licence passporting, and a broader vision of an integrated African financial market.
21 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's financial sector assets expanded by 23.2 percent in 2025 to GH¢647.25 billion, according to the Bank of Ghana, reflecting improved stability and resilience across banks and regulated institutions as macroeconomic conditions improved following debt restructuring challenges. The sector showed stronger profitability and solvency indicators, with total assets representing 45.1 percent of gross domestic product.
21 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Bank of Ghana has raised concerns over whether monetary policy is effectively influencing lending rates and credit expansion, as private sector credit growth slowed to 18.7 percent in February 2026 from 26.9 percent a year earlier, while banks remain concentrated in short-term government securities.
20 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana's central bank Governor told the 130th Monetary Policy Committee that renewed inflation risks from the prolonged Middle East conflict threaten the country's recent macroeconomic gains, and the committee is expected to reassess interest rates and monetary policy. He warned that rising global energy prices and deteriorating external conditions could transmit through higher transport and food costs, affecting inflation expectations in Ghana's oil-importing economy.
20 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Bank of Ghana has flagged weak credit transmission as an emerging challenge for economic recovery, with Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama questioning whether current monetary conditions are effectively supporting private sector lending and credit expansion. Banking sector data shows private sector credit continues to expand, but banks remain heavily concentrated in short-term government securities, with bills comprising 65.0 percent of investment portfolios in February 2026, up from 44.5 percent a year earlier.
19 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Bank of Ghana Governor warns that the escalating Middle East conflict and rising global energy prices pose the biggest threat to Ghana's economic stability, risking inflation pressures that could undermine recent economic recovery. The Strait of Hormuz closure has sustained crude oil price increases, prompting the IMF to downgrade 2026 global growth from 3.3 to 3.1 percent.
19 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
The Bank of Ghana said policymakers face growing pressure to balance inflation control with economic growth as rising global energy prices threaten recent stabilisation gains. Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama warned that headline inflation had risen to 3.4 percent in April 2026 and that prolonged Middle East conflict and higher crude oil prices were creating fresh inflation risks.
18 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama has called for coordinated pan-African regulatory frameworks to support cross-border digital finance, arguing that fragmented rules across jurisdictions are slowing the growth of interoperable payment systems. He proposed a system of "licensed passporting and mutual recognition" that would allow digital finance licenses issued in one African market to be recognized across others.
13 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana has called on digital finance institutions to strengthen operations and build a resilient fintech ecosystem across Africa, emphasizing the need to move beyond expanding access to financial services toward delivering real value. He highlighted that the next phase of digital finance should extend beyond basic payments to include digital credit, supply chain finance, and cross-border services, while addressing challenges such as market fragmentation and weak regulatory coordination.
8 May 2026 · Daily Guide →
Thousands of policymakers, regulators, bankers, fintech founders and investors have converged in Accra for the 3i Africa Summit, where artificial intelligence has emerged as the dominant theme across panels and discussions. MTN Group's CEO said AI and smartphone penetration are compressing development timelines, while officials noted AI could generate 40 million jobs across Africa and that the continent accounts for 66 percent of global mobile money transaction value.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Bank of Ghana is broadening its digital finance agenda beyond payments to include digital credit, embedded finance and cross-border financial services, as African policymakers work to build interoperable financial systems. Governor Johnson Pandit Asiama said the next phase will target small businesses, women, young people and the informal sector.
7 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana will partner Rwanda, Zambia and other African countries to test a continental digital trade corridor focused on cross-border payments, digital identity verification, and electronic invoicing. The pilot aims to improve intra-African transactions and position Africa within global digital economy frameworks.
7 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana's policymakers are exploring securitised remittance flows and guarantees to attract diaspora bond investment, shifting overseas transfers from consumption toward long-term infrastructure and financial assets. Remittances reached US$7.8 billion in 2025, nearly four times annual FDI and roughly six percent of GDP.
4 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Bank of Ghana's Governor has praised fintech firms for driving digital financial transformation, citing the mobile money interoperability system—operational since 2018 and processing over GH¢4.54 trillion in transactions in 2025—as evidence of successful collaboration between innovators and regulators. The central bank has adopted an enabling rather than restrictive regulatory approach to support sector growth.
30 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →