Queen Máxima of the Netherlands will meet Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Pandit Asiama on November 4 and 5 to discuss the country’s financial inclusion gains and policy priorities for improving the financial health of households, workers and small businesses.
The visit, in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health, will include a roundtable hosted jointly by the central bank and Queen Máxima, bringing together banks, electronic money issuers, payment service providers, insurers, pension providers, regulators and development partners.
Discussions will focus on how Ghana measures financial health and the role of savings, responsible credit, insurance, pensions and investment in helping individuals and businesses manage their finances. Participants will also examine how employers and financial institutions can support workers’ financial well-being.
The visit comes as Ghana seeks to move beyond expanding access to financial services towards ensuring that households and businesses can use those services to build financial resilience.
According to the World Bank‘s Global Findex Database 2025, 81% of adults in Ghana hold a financial account, reflecting the country’s progress in digital financial inclusion. The Bank of Ghana described the next phase of that progress as strengthening financial health across the economy.
Queen Máxima’s visit follows discussions with Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson and Governor Asiama during the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group, where financial health was identified as a priority for economic resilience and inclusive growth.
The central bank said the engagement would provide an opportunity to review Ghana’s financial inclusion progress and consider regulatory and policy measures to improve the financial well-being of households, workers and small businesses.
