- BoG Governor Tells X Creators: We’re Ready to Help Fix Your Payout Issues
The Bank of Ghana has today calmed concerns among Ghanaian digital creators over access to earnings from global platforms, with Governor Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama telling a group of X content creators that the central bank regards their work as part of the country’s export economy and is prepared to support the resolution of payout difficulties.
At a meeting held at Bank Square with the group, the governor engaged directly with Ghanaian X creators following the Bank’s April 20 statement responding to concerns over access to digital platform payouts.
The message from the central bank was both symbolic and practical. Symbolically, it placed digital content creation alongside more traditional export activity. Practically, it signalled the Bank’s willingness to intervene where payment bottlenecks undermine creators’ access to their earnings.
Governor Asiama told the creators that the Bank places a premium on their work, “just like the export of cocoa.”
That comparison was telling, showing that the central bank is treating digital creator income not as a fringe internet activity, but as a form of service export with growing economic relevance.
“Therefore, if you experience any issues with your payouts, we are ready to help,” the governor said. “We are making ourselves accessible so that we resolve all the issues that you have.”
The intervention comes at a time when digital labour, platform-based earnings, and cross-border service exports are becoming more visible in Ghana’s economic landscape, even if the financial and regulatory systems have not always adjusted quickly enough to support them.
The governor also urged the creators to organise themselves into a formal association, arguing that a clearer institutional channel would help the Bank respond more quickly and systematically to the challenges facing the group.
“We are interested in what you are doing and will do everything to facilitate your work,” he said.
Under Ghana’s existing foreign exchange rules, service export proceeds may be received through foreign exchange accounts held with banks in Ghana or through Ghana cedi accounts, provided that the transactions are processed in accordance with regulatory requirements.
The Bank’s engagement therefore reflects a broader economic shift. As more young Ghanaians earn foreign income through digital services, social media, remote work, and content monetisation, the definition of exports is quietly expanding. The old categories of cocoa, gold, and oil are no longer enough on their own to explain where the value is coming from.
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