PROJECT

Projects

Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

601523

Primary Business Area

Finance and Markets

Disclosure Date

Jun 25, 2017

Country

Ghana

Region

Africa

IFC Approval Date

Dec 7, 2016

Status

Completed

Estimated Total Budget

$3,552,200.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Mar 8, 2022

Project Estimated Start Date

Oct 1, 2016

Project Estimated End Date

Jun 30, 2020

Project Description

The project will support the adoption of digital financial services (DFS) by 1) providing policy support for Government-to-person payments and the cash-lite economy in both public and private sector; 2) supporting the Bank of Ghana on their supervisory and data management capacity; 3) Fostering industry dialogue; 4) Building market awareness on the DFS ecosystem and business case; 5) Providing technical assistance to one mobile network operator and one financial institution to improve performance, and 6) developing interoperability Scheme rules for the market.

Development Results

E&S Risks / Impacts and Mitigation