Cedi is ‘long overdue for a refresh’ – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama says Ghana’s cedi is “long overdue for refreshing”, citing the need to periodically update the security features on banknotes to stay ahead of counterfeiters. The President made the remarks during his tour of the Upper East Region, where he explained that currencies must be periodically refreshed to make it more difficult for counterfeiters to replicate them. “Every country, every 10 years, you are supposed to refresh your currency because if you use the same c...

By Caleb Ahinakwah