Mahama’s meeting with UN financial inclusion renews focus on women’s access to finance – Joyce Bawah Mogtari

President John Dramani Mahama’s meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, has highlighted the need to strengthen women’s financial inclusion in Ghana and beyond.

Senior Presidential Advisor and Aide to President Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, said the engagement on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly brought together two advocates around the need to make financial systems more responsive to women’s needs.

Queen Máxima has championed efforts to expand access to financial services, strengthen institutions and improve the ability of underserved groups to participate in economic activity.