{"id":755098,"date":"2019-11-29T18:16:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T18:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/11\/29\/why-bog-introduced-new-higher-denomination-banknotes-and-coins\/"},"modified":"2019-11-29T18:16:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T18:16:52","slug":"why-bog-introduced-new-higher-denomination-banknotes-and-coins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/11\/29\/why-bog-introduced-new-higher-denomination-banknotes-and-coins\/","title":{"rendered":"Why BOG introduced new higher denomination banknotes and coins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-29-at-10.03.34-696x522.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"WhatsApp-Image-2019-11-29-at-10.03.34\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The Bank of Ghana has given the rationale for the introduction of GH\u00a2 100 and GH\u00a2 200 notes in addition to the country\u2019s currency denomination mix.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Central Bank who announced the introduction of the new notes at a press conference in Accra on Friday has provided the rational for the introduction.<\/p>\n<p>He said the BoG introduced the new notes to complement the existing series to ensure customer convenience and bring about efficiency in the printing of currency to generate savings for the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out more about why the BoG has released the new notes in the statement below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-329.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1727027\"  \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-330.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1727028\"  \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-331.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1727029\"  \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-332.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1727030\"  \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/image-333.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1727032\"  \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bank of Ghana has given the rationale for the introduction of GH\u00a2 100 and GH\u00a2 200 notes in addition to the country\u2019s currency denomination mix. 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