Bank of Ghana to host Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
Accra
The Bank of Ghana will host Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA), on November 4 and 5, 2026, as part of her visit to Ghana.
The visit was announced by the Bank of Ghana in a press release issued for immediate release.
During the visit, Queen Máxima will hold a bilateral meeting with the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama.
The meeting will review Ghana’s progress in financial inclusion and digital finance, and the policy and regulatory priorities for strengthening the financial health of households, workers, and small businesses.
The Bank of Ghana and Queen Máxima will also co-host a Roundtable on Financial Health.
The Roundtable will bring together senior leaders from banks, electronic money issuers, payment services providers, insurers, pension providers, regulators and development partners.
Discussions will cover how Ghana measures financial health, innovation in savings, responsible credit, insurance, pensions, investment and the role of the workplace in supporting employees and collective action across the sector, among others.
According to the Bank of Ghana, the visit follows discussions between Queen Máxima, the Minister for Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, and the Governor of the Bank of Ghana at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group.
At those meetings, financial health featured as an important priority for advancing economic resilience and inclusive growth.
The Bank said the visit comes at an important moment for Ghana.
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