{"id":43769,"date":"2021-06-04T15:48:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T12:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=43769"},"modified":"2025-08-31T13:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T10:50:12","slug":"bank-of-ghana-says-cbdc-development-has-reached-an-advanced-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/bank-of-ghana-says-cbdc-development-has-reached-an-advanced-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank of Ghana says CBDC development has reached an advanced stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bank of Ghana is at an advanced stage of developing the national digital currency (CBDC). This was stated by regulator head Ernest Addison at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mJ6JggrtJyM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to the official, Ghana has become the first country on the continent to begin studying the concept of a central bank digital currency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u00ab\u041c\u044b \u0434\u0432\u0438\u0436\u0435\u043c\u0441\u044f \u043f\u043e\u044d\u0442\u0430\u043f\u043d\u043e. \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u0432\u044f\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u043f\u0446\u0438\u0438 CBDC. \u0422\u0435\u043f\u0435\u0440\u044c \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u043c \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a \u043f\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0442\u0430 <\/em>\u2014<em> a limited number of users will have the opportunity to spend the digital cedi via a mobile app. Based on the experience gained, we will decide what to change in the CBDC design and whether it is worth implementing it\u00bb<\/em>, \u2014 \u043f\u043e\u044f\u0441\u043d\u0438\u043b \u042d\u0434\u0434\u0438\u0441\u043e\u043d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Advances in CBDC development became possible after<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20210225006348\/en\/EMTECH-and-The-Bank-of-Ghana-Announce-Partnership-to-Deploy-Modern-Central-Sandbox%E2%84%A2-to-Accelerate-Innovation-Provide-for-a-Robust-Financial-Infrastructure-and-Promote-Financial-Inclusion-for-the-Unbanked-and-Underbanked\"> the February launch<\/a> of a regulatory sandbox in partnership with Emtech.<\/p>\n<p>Addison also touched on cryptocurrency assets. He stated that they are &#8220;not capable of effectively performing the functions of money&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In PwC<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/pwc-bahamas-and-cambodia-lead-cbdc-development-ahead-of-china\"> retail CBDC<\/a> ranking the top three were the Bahamas, Cambodia and China.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 the full feed of news, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news, infographics and opinions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bank of Ghana is at an advanced stage of developing the national digital currency (CBDC). 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