Bank Of Ghana To Host Her Majesty Queen Máxima Of The Netherland

Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA), is expected to visit Ghana from November 4 to 5, 2026.

The visit, according to the Bank of Ghana (BoG), will include engagements with the central bank on financial inclusion, digital finance and policies aimed at improving the financial health of households, workers and small businesses.

A press release issued by the Bank of Ghana yesterday, November 3, said Queen Máxima would hold a bilateral meeting with the Governor of the Bank, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama.

The meeting is expected to review Ghana’s progress in financial inclusion and digital finance, as well as policy and regulatory priorities for strengthening financial health.

As part of the visit, the Bank of Ghana and Queen Máxima will also co-host a Roundtable on Financial Health, bringing together senior representatives from banks, electronic money issuers, payment service providers, insurance companies, pension providers, regulators and development partners.

Discussions at the roundtable will focus on how Ghana measures financial health, innovation in savings, responsible credit, insurance, pensions and investment. The role of the workplace in supporting employees’ financial health and promoting collective action across the financial sector will also feature in the discussions.

The visit follows earlier discussions involving Queen Máxima, the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, and the BoG Governor at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group.

Financial health featured prominently in those discussions as a priority for advancing economic resilience and inclusive growth.

The Bank of Ghana said the visit came at an important moment for the country, citing Ghana’s progress in digital financial inclusion.

According to the World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2025, 81 per cent of adults in Ghana hold a financial account, making the country one of Africa’s leading digital financial inclusion success stories.

The country also has a strong digital payments infrastructure and a growing fintech ecosystem. The central bank said strengthening financial health represented the next stage of Ghana’s financial inclusion journey.

It reaffirmed its commitment to building a safe and inclusive financial system that supports the financial health of all Ghanaians and economic growth.

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