{"id":773308,"date":"2019-12-29T17:12:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T17:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/29\/ghana-accepts-to-use-new-eco-currency\/"},"modified":"2019-12-29T17:12:43","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T17:12:43","slug":"ghana-accepts-to-use-new-eco-currency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/29\/ghana-accepts-to-use-new-eco-currency\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana accepts to use new ECO currency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"427\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/download-Copy-11-696x427.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"download (Copy)\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A press release from the Communications Directorate of the Jubilee House indicates the country\u2019s acceptance and use of the new common currency of the Economic Community of West African States, the ECO starting 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: Ghana\u2019s dancing teacher gets kids to love maths through dance [Video]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcoming the declaration by His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, President for the West African Economic and Monitory Union (UEMOA) and the Republic of Cote D\u2019Ivoire, the Jubilee House expressed the country\u2019s preparedness to use the new currency when officially released for trading transactions. <\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THIS: Man found dead with head and arms cut off<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When in circulation, Ghana will switch from the use of the African Financial Community (CFA) to the ECO to transact business across all west African states.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: Sustain prevailing peace \u2013 Bawumia urges people of Bawku<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new currency ECO, is expected to help remove trade and monetary barriers, reduce transportation costs and boost economic activities in all west African states. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read full details of press release below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/image-382.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1737232\"  \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A press release from the Communications Directorate of the Jubilee House indicates the country\u2019s acceptance and use of the new common currency of the Economic Community of West African States, the ECO starting 2020. 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