The cedi has had one of its most dramatic years in recent memory. It opened in 2025 at GH₵14.7 to the dollar. By February it had weakened slightly to GH₵15.50 …
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Ghana owes IMF US$1.6bn, ranks 7th as most-indebted African country
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsIMF is a key player in global finance, offering monetary assistance to governments suffering economic difficulties.
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Gov’t to pursue aggressive domestic revenue mobilisation in 2024
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsThey include implementation of the IMF-Supported PC-PEG which is set to achieve; macroeconomic stabilization, fiscal consolidation, ‘aggressive domestic revenue mobilisation’, expenditure rationalization, structural reforms, and social protection.
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Ghana’s fiscal deficit-to-GDP to improve by more than half in 2023
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed Ghana’s fiscal deficit-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio is estimated to record 4.6 percent as against 11.2 percent in 2022, International Monetary Fund has …
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1st IMF review set for Sept 25,… Ofori-Atta confident of second tranche of $600mn
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed Ghana’s economy managers are expecting the second visit by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the approval of a US$3billion Extended Credit Facility in …
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Gov’t confident to pass first IMF review; sure of securing the next US$600m
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed The government will open its books in September for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its first review, after it successfully secured a US$3.0 billion Balance …
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Banks recapitalisation: gov’t support to be conditional on long-term profitability
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says commercial banks are expected to submit their credible time-bound plans to rebuild capital buffers on a phased basis. The …
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Ghana misses IMF board approval deadline again
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed Ghana is most likely to miss the deadline for the approval of the US$3 billion Extended Credit Facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an economist …
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IMF bailout to be ready before end of 1st quarter
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed The government is likely to receive International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval before end of first quarter this year. The Fund’s recent comment gives high hope …
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Editorial: Turning around the economy in 2023
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsHowever, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the government will put in place stronger foundations in 2023 to change the country’s economy for the better.