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CBDCs and Digital Payments in SSA: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead

  • April 17, 2024

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The rise of digital money and payments has transformed the payment landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa. This event brings together the Central Bank Governors of Sub-Saharan Africa to discuss the role of CBDC and digital payments in the region.

  • Bo Li, Deputy Managing Director IMF
  • Ernest Kwamina Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana
  • Michael Atingi-Ego, Deputy and Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Uganda
  • Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department IMF
  • Vitaliy Kramarenko, Deputy Director of the African Department IMF
  • Luca Antonio Ricci, Advisor African Department IMF
  • Moderator: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department IMF