{"id":52240,"date":"2023-03-31T09:51:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T09:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/31\/stop-using-cedi-notes-in-making-bouquets-hampers-bog-warns\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T09:51:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T09:51:09","slug":"stop-using-cedi-notes-in-making-bouquets-hampers-bog-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/31\/stop-using-cedi-notes-in-making-bouquets-hampers-bog-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop using Cedi notes in making bouquets, hampers &#8211; BoG warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\"  alt=\"\" title=\"cedis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cedis-696x392.jpg\" data- class=\"entry-thumb lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cedis-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"cedis\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Director of the Currency Department at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Mr. Dominic Owusu, has warned the general public to desist from using cedi notes in making bouquets and hampers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Addressing the media on Thursday, March 30, he said such practices are illegal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn recent times, you see people using the currency for bouquets and then sometimes when they want to do presentations, they use the currency to do designs in baskets, hampers. It is against the Bank of Ghana policy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10032287461 lazy loaded\" title=\"Desist from gifting out cedi bouquets, hampers; it is illegal \u2013 BoG warns\"   alt=\"Desist from gifting out cedi bouquets, hampers; it is illegal \u2013 BoG warns\" width=\"1017\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/BOG-1-1.jpg\" data- data-was-processed=\"true\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mr. Dominic Owusu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added that the \u201cCurrency Act 64 talks about using coins which for now are banknotes for things either than that purpose for which the currency act was issued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDesist from such acts, it is not in line with the policy so you must stop it. If you want to give a present, go and buy gifts. Don\u2019t go and buy bouquets and do it,\u201d he advised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Director of the Currency Department at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Mr. Dominic Owusu, has warned the general public to desist from using cedi notes in making bouquets and hampers. 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