BoG to commence monetary policy easing in quarter 4; inflation to fall further – Fitch Solutions

May 26, 2023 The Bank of Ghana will commence a monetary easing cycle in the 4th quarter of 2023, cutting the policy rate by 200 basis points (bps) to 27.50% by end-2023. According to Fitch...

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Ghana’s new bonds trade at yields between 9.27% and 10.02% – BoG

May 25, 2023 Ghana’s new bonds (domestic bonds) traded at yields between 9.27% and 10.02% in April 2023, data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed. This follows the successful restructuring of the...

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Ghana’s debt falls to ¢434.6bn; now 71.2% of GDP – BoG

May 23, 2023 The country’s public debt dropped in December 2022 to end the year as data published by the Bank of Ghana shows debt to GDP is now 71.2 percent. Per the Central Bank’s Summary of...

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BoG keeps policy rate unchanged at 29.5%; cost of loans to remain high

May 23, 2023 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana has kept its policy rate unchanged at 29.5%. It cited a slowdown in inflation as the main reason to the unchanged rate, which is the...

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BoG to continue with policy rate hikes to fast track inflation decline

May 10, 2023 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has indicated that it may hike again the monetary policy rate to help bring inflation down faster. The Central Bank argued that “the current inflation rate remains...

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BoG charges banks to focus on risk management, disclosure, others

April 28, 2023 The Bank of Ghana has charged banks to focus on strategies such as risk management, innovation, stakeholder engagement, transparency and disclosure and collaboration in order to remain...

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April 28, 2023 / Comments (0)

Cedi continues strong performance; $1 now ¢10.80

April 5, 2023 The Ghana cedi continued its strong run against the US dollar today, April 4, 2023, as it sold below ¢11. Checks by Joy Business at the forex bureaus indicate that the cedi is going for...

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April 5, 2023 / Comments (0)

World Bank lowers Ghana’s growth rate to below 2% in 2023

April 5, 2023 The World Bank has lowered Ghana’s growth rate to under 2.0% in 2023, placing it at the 29th position in Sub-Saharan Africa, its April 2023 Africa Pulse Report has revealed. This is...

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April 5, 2023 / Comments (0)

Proposed Investor Protection Fund expected to be operational from 2024

April 4, 2023 The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rev. Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh has disclosed that the proposed Investor Protection Fund is scheduled to take off from...

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BoG to keep policy rate steady at 30.5% in 2024 – Fitch Solutions

April 4, 2023 Fitch Solutions has indicated that the Bank of Ghana will keep the policy rate on hold at 30.5% in 2024. This is coming after the Central Bank adjusted its key lending rate to banks at...

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April 4, 2023 / Comments (0)