Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will hold talks with Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama and financial sector leaders as part of her official visit to Ghana focused on improving the financial health of households, workers and businesses.
The Queen is visiting Ghana in her role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health. Her engagements with the Bank of Ghana are scheduled for November 4 and 5.
The discussions will examine Ghana’s progress in financial inclusion and digital finance, while looking at what needs to change for people to better manage daily expenses, withstand financial shocks and build long-term financial security.
BoG to Host Financial Health Roundtable
The Bank of Ghana and Queen Máxima will co-host a Financial Health Roundtable involving senior executives from banks, electronic money issuers, payment service providers, insurers, pension providers, regulators and development partners.
Talks will cover responsible credit, savings, insurance, pensions, investment and ways employers can support the financial wellbeing of workers.
The visit follows earlier discussions involving Queen Máxima, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Dr Asiama during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings.
Ghana Reaches 81% Financial Account Ownership
Ghana has made considerable gains in bringing more people into the formal financial system.
The World Bank’s Global Findex 2025 shows that 81 per cent of Ghanaian adults had a financial account in 2024, up sharply from 29 per cent in 2011.
Access, however, does not automatically mean people are financially secure. The UN Special Advocate’s office notes that a 2021 FinScope survey found only 22 per cent of adults in Ghana were considered financially healthy.
That gap is expected to feature prominently in the discussions.
Queen Máxima’s wider Ghana programme also includes meetings with President John Dramani Mahama, Dr Ato Forson, Agriculture Minister Eric Opoku and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
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