By Adnan Adams Mohammed The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has unanimously voted to maintain the Monetary Policy Rate at 14.0%, citing the need to …
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Ghana beats deadlines to pay over US$2.1bn in Eurobond debt since Jan. 2025
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a major development that signals a dramatic turnaround for the nation’s financial standing, the Government of Ghana has successfully settled a massive US$700 million …
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Ghana declares sovereign milestone, rejects future bailouts
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a historic address before Parliament, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson declared a definitive end to Ghana’s era of financial dependence, asserting that the nation …
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Economy surges past US$100bn as gov’t rules out future IMF bailouts
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a historic turning point for West Africa’s second-largest economy, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has declared that Ghana has officially transitioned from an International …
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Gov’t to lay ‘radical’ COCOBOD reform bill in Parliament soon … amid IMF demands for flexible farmgate pricing
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In the most sweeping legislative intervention in the history of Ghana’s cocoa sector, the government is set to introduce a landmark bill in Parliament within the …
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Govt retreats from high Eurobond costs, FX risks …settles for domestic bond issuances for now
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Toma Imirhe The Government of Ghana is deliberately staying away from the international bond market despite the sharp improvement in the country’s macroeconomic indicators, and consequent sovereign credit ratings, …
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IMF okays COCOBOD’s overhaul; demands farmgate prices align with world market to secure sector
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has strongly endorsed the sweeping structural reforms currently being aggressively pursued by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). However, to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of …
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A Lesson from Adam Smith the IMF Should Heed An Open Letter to Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Aboubakr Kaira Barry, CFA Managing Director, Results Associates, Bethesda, Maryland • 8 May 2026 “When I endeavor to examine my own conduct… I divide myself, as it were, into …
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Ghana’s IMF Exit Signals a New Era of Financial Confidence, ADB MD
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsThe Managing Director of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB PLC), Edward Ato Sarpong has described Ghana’s successful exit from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) financial support programme as a defining …
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Ghana exits IMF financing program, pivots to ‘Policy Coordination’ era
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed After three years of rigorous fiscal discipline, high-stakes negotiations, and a domestic debt exchange that reshaped the financial landscape, Ghana has officially closed the chapter on …